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Deus ex Historica
James Stubbs and Don Walsh

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Designers — James Stubbs, Don Walsh

Editors — Connie J. Thomson, Perry Fehr
Junior Editor — Samantha Chapman
Publisher — Purple Duck Games
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Interior Artist — Jason Ammons, Kate Bradley, Dorian Bugg, Juan Diego Dianderas,
Talon Dunning, Steven Howard, Boris Mihajlovic, Marc Radle,
Will Rodriquez, Jim Scanlin, Robert Shanks, Hugo Solis
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Table of Contents
Backers and Artists 4 Sky Wave 91
What is Deus ex Historica? 5 Sonar Girl 94
Deciphering the Cipher 6 The Redeemer Famility 97
Danni Cipher 7 Redeemer 98
The Golden Age Tone 10 Faith 101
The Vanguard of America 11 Troublemaker 104
Captain V 12 The Second Chance Squad 107
Constable 15 Col. John Whitehorse 109
Ghost Boy 18 B.U.B. (Built Under Budget) 112
Grenadier 21 Dr. Calvin “Cal” Martin 114
Jumping Jack and Jill 24 Monk 117
Radar Man 29 Dr. Martha Rodriquez 119
Troublershooter 32 Thomas Alvin Wilson 121
Heroes from the Pulps 35 The Watchful Gaze 123
Cowboy Commando 36 Aiyana Skydancer 125
Haymaker Jake Pearl 39 Moon Dog 128
Professor Hugo Hereafter 42 Old Blue 131
Villains of the Golden Age 45 Revenant 133
Buzzbomb Gang 46 Villains of the Silver Age 136
Dart 53 Gorog the Unstoppable 137
Hive King 56 Indrik 140
Lady Pendergrass 59 Matador 143
Lariat 62 Mother Bear II 146
Midnight 65 Operative F 149
Mist 68 Plutonium Man 152
Mother Bear I 71 Polkovnik Oktober 155
Murakumo Bushi 74 Riders of the Night 158
Second-Story Man 77 The Bronze Age Tone 166
Vivienne of Aquitaine 80 The Aquarians 167
Von Ärgers 83 Black Hammer 168
The Silver Age Tone 86 Golden Dawn 171
The Radar Family 87 Greenway 174
Radar Man 88 Maiden of the Mist 177
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Spring-Heeled Jill 180 Pursuit of Justice 298

The Torchbearers 183 IT Girl 299
Alpha Agent 185 Jimmy Hazard 302
Lone Jack 188 La Diabolica 305
Windstorm 191 Resplendora 308
Villains of the Bronze Age 194 Rotoscope 311
Angeldust 195 Skyscraper 314
Black Mamba 199 Synapse 317
Brother Bola 202 Torchbearers of the Silicon Age 320
Davi Jones 205 Abbie Gibbons 321
Doctor December 210 Bai Ji Guan 325
Marshal Power 213 Independents of the Silicon Age 328
MIA 216 Armory 329
Special Agent Worthen 224 Villains of the Silver Age 333
Vox Populi 227 Brickyard 334
Warmonger 231 Doctor Colony 337
Wolfheart 234 Lady Hanne 340
The Iron Age Tone 238 Micro Mini 343
T.E.A.M. Force 239 Rockstar 346
Barb 240 Scavengers 349
Bloodshot 243 Second Hand Jim Gallows 354
Cyber-Commando 256 Twoccers 358
Flashfire 249 West Side 363
No. 1 Gun 252 Whutor 366
Torchbearers of the Iron Age 255 Appendix: Toys 369
Skybolt 256 Index 371
Villains of the Iron Age 259 OGL 375
Army B.R.A.T. 260
War Dog 263
Blood Lily 265
CommanDOA 269
The Franklins 272
Icepick 276
Metal Rain 279
Scatterbrain 282
Shotgun Sally I & II 289
Wasteland 294
The Silicon Age Tone 297
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Backers & Artists
Innocent Bystanders
Michael Barker, Jenny Barnes, Jay McIntyre, Edward Yee
Helpful Citizens
Nick Beckstrom, Bwgustaf, Ezequiel Calderara (Iron-
icnet), Connor Chapman, I. M. Farias, Greatkithain,
Chris Hazel, Chad Lubrecht, Chris Michael Jahn, Rick
Jones, Curt Meyer, Steven Muscovitz, William Riley,
Dale Russell, The Secret DM, The Wheellock, Sean A.
Veira, Tu Walsh, Charlie Wilkins
Minions
Jonathan Ardelean, Scott Barnes, Philip Beverley, Jeffrey
Boman, Mark Byers, Samantha Chapman, Michael
Blanchard, David Charlton, Jason Corley, James J.
Eckert, John Elbe, Andrew M Hauptman, Tad Kelson,
Matthew Mather, Zalen Moore, David Nett, Oliver Pel-
tier, Tracy White Pierce, Patrick Ransom, Austin Stanley,
Michael Shannon, Greg Spears, James Steel, Raymond
Stegman, Cathy Stochaj, Mark Terilli, Lawrence Trainer,
Jim Waters, Adam Windsor
Sidekick
Mark Bowers, Tim Gile, Trey McKnight, Sarah T.
Retailers of Awesome I & II
Imperial Outpost Games, Tyche’s Games
Street-Level Hero
Mike Bourke, Brett Easterbrook, Jennifer Finney, Dan
Finneral, Dean & Jennifer Keith, Tony Miller
Armored Hero
Michael Casler, Sean O’Connor
Mutated Hero
Beth Walsh
Paragon Hero
CthulhuBob
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Ultimate Hero
Matt Winkle
Artists
Jason Ammons – Professor Hugo Hereafter, “Hay-
maker Jake” Pearl, Cowboy Commando, Trouble-
shooter, Jumping Jacks, Buzzbomb Gang, Operative
F, The Torchbearers, Black Mamba, Wolfheart
Kate Bradley – Radar Man, Mother Bear I, Mother
Bear II, Radar Family
Brian Brinlee - Lady Hanne, Whutor, La Diaboli-
ca, Rotoscope, Maid of the Mist & Golden Dawn
Dorian Bugg – Special Agent Lowell Scott Worth-
en III, Shotgun Sally, Icepick, Wasteland, The
Franklins, Abbie Gibbons, Bai Ji Guan
Juan Diego Dianderas – Hive King, West Side,
Micro Mini, Brickyard, Doctor Colony, Metal Rain,
Marshal Power, Vox Populi, Warmonger, Brother
Bola
Talon Dunning – Barb, Blood Lily, Davi Jones,
Danni Cipher
Steven Howard – Flashfire, Jimmy Hazard, No. 1
Gun, Constable, Cyber-Commando, The Dart, The
Lariat
Boris Mihajlovic – Grenadier, Redeemer, Rev-
enant, Lone Jack, Skybolt, Von Ärgers, Rockstar, IT
Girl, The Second Chance Squad
Marc Radle – Midnight & Mist, Murakumo, Faith,
Troublemaker, The Watchful Gaze
Will Rodriquez – Plutonium Man, Skyscraper,
Greenway, Hammer, Polkovnik Oktober, The Mata-
dor, Gorog the Unconquered, Scavengers, ROTN,
Indrik, The General, Army Brat & Wardog
Jim Scanlin – Captain V, Ghost Boy, Second-Story
Man, Lady Pendergrass, Vivienne the Aquitaine,
Second Hand Jim Gallows, Twoccers, Armory
Hugo Solis – Synapse, Scatterbrain, C-MDO2,
Bloodshot, Doctor December, Angeldust
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What is Deus Ex Historica
At its core, Deus ex Historica is a book of potential
allies and opponents created for use with the 3rd
edition of the Mutants and Masterminds Roleplaying
Game by Green Ronin under the Super-Powered
by Mutants and Masterminds licences. Within its
almost 400 pages you will find over 100 characters
developed for the Golden, Silver, Bronze, Iron, and
Silicon Ages of comics. Each character exists not
only as a hero or villain, but also possesses sugges-
tions for alternate versions of the characters as they
could exist in alternate realities or timestreams.
Deus ex Historica is about relationships. More than
isolated characters, the heroes and villains presented
in Deus ex Historica have families, legacies, and en-
emies that carry over from one comic age to another.
The sidekicks of the Golden Age stand on their own
as adults in the Silver Age, or Villains in the Silicon
Age have found old tech and forgotten lore from
ages past. Even though there is an implicit setting
within Deus ex Historica, the events and characters
in one comic age impact future generations.
Finally, Deus ex Historica is an opportunity to
adventure. Thoughout the book there are numerous
adventure seeds to fuel your superhero campaign.
Whether, your game is confined to a single age or if
you have joined up with Danni Cipher to discover
the villain that is treatening to disrupt reality across
all time, there are endless possibilites for gamemas-
ters and heroes to explore.
We hope you enjoy it.
- Mark Gedak, Perry Fehr
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About the Authors
Don Walsh was introduced to RPGs through a
cobbled-together, misunderstood version of D&D.
He’s since played as many systems as he could, with
a large number of groups. He discovered LARPing
with the New England Role-Playing Organization,
writing up history and adventures, and helping to
run their first few national events.
He’s an eager outdoorsman; amateur historian
with a fondness for the weird; an ex-baker who still
loves cooking; and an avid reader, especially of hor-
ror, adventure and comic books. He shared this with
the love of his life, Sarah, and their cats, in his New
England hometown.
James Stubbs has been writing roleplaying games
for over fifteen years with such companies as Deep7
and Heyoka Studios when he is not busy writing
fiction or reading comics. When not rolling oddly-
shaped dice, he is a digital services librarian in a
mid-sized library system in South Carolina by day
and a ninja by night, dreaming of the day when he
can raise a horde of bloodthirsty pirates and acquire
an airship of his own.
About the Publisher
Deus ex Historica was original conceived by 4 Winds
Fantasy Gaming and was partially funded through
patrons (see backer list on page 4), using the kick-
starter system. In January of 2013, 4 Winds Fantasy
Gaming was acquired by Purple Duck Games, who
gained the assests and the responsibility to complete
the product you see before you. This book is the
largest project Purple Duck Games has ever worked
on and there have been many opportunities for
mistakes and learning along the way. Purple Duck
Games would like to thank our backers for support-
ing us through this growth process.
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deciphering the Cipher
Decipher the Cipher
The background information for these entries are
presented from the first-person accounts of time-
traveling social scientist Danni Cipher. As a result,
each has a personal slant, with hints of bias or
special interest. Here we’ll look at the format for the
book, so you’ll be prepared for what comes next.
Title Block: This gives the most well-known alias of
the character.
Really: Here is provided the character’s real name,
or at least most common legal alias. Occasionally
other aliases might be presented here as well.
A part of: This indicates if the character belonged
to any organizations or structured teams in their
history.
Based out of: Will reveal the geographical location
the character most commonly operated from.
Worked as: This indicates the character’s occupa-
tion. Sometimes it will be a list, and sometimes the
character was just a full-time hero, adventurer or
criminal, and we’ll say that too.
Active during: States what eras the character oper-
ated in, from Golden to Modern.
Looks: Will offer Danni’s description of the charac-
ter.
Known History: Relates the character’s origins,
what they did before entering their current activi-
ties, and what they did after becoming the figure
they’ve become.
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Psychology: Gives the reader a brief view of the
character’s personality and quirks, again from the
perspective of Danni Cipher. While mostly on
point, there will be times our archaeologist doesn’t
know something or misses a cue. Or in other words,
the campaign’s needs should trump elements of
personality that are provided. The same holds true
for any other portion of the write-ups.
Known Abilities: Will give an in-universe account
of the character’s skills, powers, and equipment.
Things are left vague in some cases because of the
nature of comic book heroes and the game that
supports their play needing such things to be open-
ended.
On the other hand: Gives a view of other direc-
tions the character could go in as viewed by Danni’s
trips into parallel Earths or alternate timelines. This
section is most useful in turning the hero characters
into villain histories, and to inspire the GM with
other ways to use the material in this book.
Campaign Use: The rest of these entries are not
presented in Danni’s voice, since they’re advice for
players and GMs. This entry discusses the niche the
character was written to fill as well as some basic
strategy tips for fighting the player heroes.
Adventure Seeds: Little nuggets of an idea for the
character, with plenty of options to inspire a GM to
run away with them and make them sing for their
campaigns.
Customization Notes: This is an optional space for
you to record notes for your campaign. It is only
included where space permits.
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DANNI CIPHER
Unknown, 19; 5’4”, 145 lbs., blue eyes, jet black hair with purple and pink streaks.
Really: Danni Cipher
A part of: the Parallels Institute
Based out of: the far future of Earth
Worked as a: temporal archaeologist; others like to
call me an adventurer too, but I don’t see it.
Active during: My home time has its own heroic
age, but we haven’t really named it yet; of course, I
prefer operating in the past, any age is better than
my present.
Looks: People always call me petite, a pixie, just
because I’m only five-four, and I like gymnastics,
and look it. It’s just ‘streamlining’ to help me move
through the time-stream, it’s got nothing to do with
the fact that I’m small and ‘cute’ like everyone else
says about me. So what if I like to keep my black
hair streaked like the time-stream, I think that’s
just fun and keeps an otherwise tedious workplace
vibrant and alive. I’m a serious scientist and wish
people would see past the “adorable” and just me.
Human Space, you can rewrite the laws of physics,
and make “temporal engineering” work. But where
people see a way to do something, especially new
and exciting, very rarely does the will arise quick
enough to ponder “should we do this something?”.
So people jumped on the time travel bandwagon
and now we’re in a mess. Now we’re divorced from
our own history, a chronal island adrift on a time
stream. Thankfully, Human Space is being held
together by massive Niven Capacitors and Clarke
Field Generators, so we have a window of opportu-
nity to explore the histories of all times, to find ours
and somehow reattach it to the present-day future.
Why do we need to worry about that, if our control

Known...History?: So here we are in the far future

of Earth, with advanced technology and sedentary
humanity run by computer-guided politics divorced
from the computer-guided work-a-day people.
Disease and age are as strange to today’s youth as
the words “empee three” and “gasoline engines” and
“wood pulp paper”; the solar system is tamed and
inhabited to within an inch of the Oort Shell; and
“Human Space” as it’s called is peaceably colonized.
So which of humanity’s problems is strangling
the present-day future? Grasping new technology
without grasping the wisdom to use it properly. And
what technology lies at the heart of The Future’s
Grand Catastrophe?
Time Travel. Duh.
Oh for sure, time travel was an impossibility, an
utter violation of all the physical laws of the uni-
verse. See, that’s the problem. When you’ve tamed
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of the universe is so absolute? Well, we can rewrite
the laws of the universe, but when we managed to
crack that system...months, years, decades, centuries
ago?...there was another shocking discovery facing
us; turns out, entropy is not a physical law to be
rewritten like computer code. Oh no. It turns out,
entropy just...is. Or isn’t, I guess. Nope, Entropy
fits itself into each and every paradigm we generate,
just as naturally as can be, and so our staving off of
ultimate oblivion while we search for our past will
eventually fail, due to entropy.
Then again, difficulty, danger, and deadlines make
me feel alive, makes those of us in the Institute feel
alive again. After all, aren’t the greatest stories and
legends from all possible histories derived from just
this combination of ingredients?
Psychology (snuck this little excerpt from a recent
performance review) Danni is a curious, eager and
excitable young explorer of the lost past, and the
lead agent for the Parallels Institute. Despite being
intelligent and level-headed, Danni’s curious mind
has found many terrible, evil conspiracies at work.
Danni has become convinced that the Grand Catas-
trophe was caused by a singular “villainous mas-
termind” somewhere in the past, and not a simple,
tragic accident as the rest of Humanity accepts. As
a result, this agent has spent much time carefully
digging in the places once used by “superheroes”,
their records and trophies, and the exalted tales and
bizarre world of the superhuman communities of
the past, to excavate the evidence and expose this
villain at last. Danni is eager, resourceful, smart and
friendly, and committed to acting like the “true he-
roes” of the past, not just the masked ones. Danni’s
beliefs need monitoring, to ensure that they don’t
push our best agent into paranoia.
Known Abilities As a time traveler, my body’s been
enhanced with certain twists to my basic, intrinsic
nature. I can reset myself as a result, recovering
quickly from injury, and it even preserves me as I
am, knowledge, abilities and gear intact if there’s
some kind of shift in the timestream all around
me. I call it temporal inertia, and it’s pretty darned
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handy. Others call me a genius, and I’m an expert in
temporal physics. I also have a couple of really great
gadgets to help me out.
The first are super-reality sensors, kind of what
used to be called augmented reality back at the
turn of the 21st century. It helps me communicate
with anyone and read anything, as well as giving
me a sense of time shifts, and the recent past and
future around people and objects. Then there’s my
Stayzer gloves, which I use to manipulate the time
stream. Mainly, they’re good for time traveling, but
I can also use them to disconnect people from time,
bringing them to a standstill. A very helpful, harm-
less way of getting out of a bad situation.
On the other hand I could be a meddler. I could
be out there making the timelines worse. Maybe I’m
the villainous mastermind no one believes exists. Af-
ter all, who’d suspect the cute little pixie who works
so hard in the very heart of the enemy I’d seek to
destroy?
Campaign Use
Danni Cipher is a “supporting character” in the
main story of the heroes, from a far future in des-
perate trouble. Danni’s sure that a secret foe is hid-
den in the past, trying to destroy everything. Danni
can be a useable player character, if a little under-
powered for a standard super-hero campaign, but
has some useful skills and has a few neat little tricks
to provide a different kind of role in a group, mostly
slowing down enemies, and providing information
to resolve a mystery. The Postcognition and Precog-
nition in the super-sensitive sensors can be thwarted
if need be by the fact that her timelines according
to Danni’s information are fragmented into many
possibilities.
Danni’s biggest use is as a strange look into the fu-
ture, helping to uncover a terrible mystery that can
carry the players’ characters across all the ages listed
in this book in an epic campaign. The big question
she brings up; is there a mastermind like Danni be-
lieves? Or it just might be that the true mastermind
has yet to be revealed…
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Danni Cipher PL 10/150 Power Points
Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity
2 4 5 3
Powers
Enhanced Physique, Regeneration 2 (Persistent),
Feature (Temporal Inertia) (3 pts)
Stayzer Gloves: Array, removable -3 (15 points)
Temporal Movement, Movement 6 (Trackless, Time Travel
3, Dimensional Travel, 2-parallel earths; Increased mass
3) (15 pts)
Temporal Freeze, ranged Affliction 7 (vs. Will, Hindered
and Impaired/Disabled and Immobile; Extra Condition;
Limited to two degrees) (1 pt)
Force Field, Protection 7 (Impervious, Sustained) (1 pt)
Super-Reality Sensors, Comprehend 6 (understand
and read all languages, speak in listener’s tongue;
machine languages), Senses 12 (Awareness-extended
range acute temporal vision, Precognitive Sight,
Postcognitive Sight, Time Sense) (Removable -4)
(20 pts)
EQUIPMENT
Cell phone with browser, lock release gun, multi-
tool, flashlight, motorcycle
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+10), Athletics 4 (+6), Expertise
(Temporal Physics) 8 (+12), Expertise (History) 5
(+9), Insight 2 (+7), Investigation 5 (+9), Perception
4 (+9), Persuasion 5 (+6), Ranged Combat (Beam
weapons) 5 (+8), Stealth 5 (+10), Technology 5
(+9), Vehicles 3 (+6)
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Close Combat 3, Eidetic Memory,
Equipment 3, Improved Initiative 1, Improvised
Tools, Inventor, Jack-of-All-Trades, Ranged Attack
3, Well-Informed
Power Points: Abilities 52 +Powers 37 +Advantages 16 +Skills 28 +Defenses 17 =150 points
PG: 9
Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 5 1
Offense
Initiative +9
Stayzer Field +11, Dodge DC 17 to avoid, Forti-
tude DC 17 to recover
Unarmed +5, Toughness DC 17
Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 7
Parry 8 Toughness 11/4
Will 10
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Responsibility Danni bears the
burden of being the leading social scientist and time
traveler of the Parallels Institute, as well as believing
in a terrible evil force at work, leaving Danni the
only one to uncover the truth and save the future.
Fun-loving Danni is a bright and cheery person,
who loves the ability to interact with the past.
Almost everything about being in action in the past
is a positive to Danni, but the lax attitude Danni
takes is something that can unnerve or upset fellow
heroes on a case with the archeologist.
I’m an Archaeologist! Danni is inspired by the
great fictional archaeologists and tomb raiders, and
sees each past year as merely a layer of “dirt” to be
dug into. Thus even when people are still active in
their own time, Danni views them as “living fossils.”
Danni insists on being called an archaeologist, not
an anthropologist, even to the level of pausing at
critical moments to argue the point out.
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THE GOLDEN AGE TONE
The Golden Age of comics saw the rise of the
mystery men and masked avengers we now call
super-heroes. Comics of this time were simplistic
and clearly defined—good guys fought decidedly
evil villains. Even characters who would later skirt
the gray areas of justice were heroes. Coming out of
the pulp magazine era, lethal force was considered
an appropriate response to dealing with villains.
Many heroes carried guns and did not hesitate
to use them. Gangsters and other criminals were
routinely thrown out of high windows; had their
necks broken; died in fiery car wrecks or industrial
accidents. This faded away as super-heroes and
their unique storytelling developed, but never fully
disappeared. Morals were black and white, but eth-
ics were more fluid and a bad guy who died while
committing a crime just got what he had coming to
him. All heroes trampled over both human and civil
rights. Confessions coerced through hanging crimi-
nals out of windows or beating out the truth were
acceptable in the cause of Justice. These stories were
written well before the “Miranda warnings” were
even codified, which wouldn’t happen until 1966.
God and country were extremely important. Ques-
tioning someone’s patriotism was deeply offensive,
church attendance was mandatory, and intolerance
of other religions was readily accepted. Racism was
deeply rooted into American society, and some of
the worst segregation and discrimination against
African-Americans (“blacks” and worse in the pe-
riod) were seen in the first three decades of the 20th
century. For gaming groups looking to replicate this
period, it might still be for the best to gloss over
these elements, with heroes who are forward think-
ers advancing social equality, as well as beating up
super-villains. Some groups might want to tackle
the challenges of discrimination, racism, women as
second-class citizens and more, and it can make a
fascinating narrative to do this. Make sure the whole
group is ready for tackling such ugly elements.
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For this book, we take the more modern view of
the Golden Age: good heroes, bad villains, patriotic
citizenry overcoming the odds against evil world
conquerors—all the elements well-known in Golden
Age material. Comics of the time generally have
lower-powered, or “super-normal” heroes, with
just a good right hook and maybe a high-tech or
mystic gimmick. There’s little continuity beyond
a single issue of a title, and little interconnection
between titles, though it does happen in some
rare cases. Magic and the occult (which lumped
in psychic powers) were much more prevalent as
origins, while super-science was often outright weird
and just wrong by today’s standards. Electricity
and radio waves could combine to solve nearly any
of man’s ills (and yes, it was only man’s ills in the
Golden Age; the women would get to be saved in
future ages when they started to truly become equal
citizens in everyone’s eyes), and were wondrous
miracles. Meanwhile atomic power was rare, strange
and mysterious, maybe even a little scary – but not
nearly as scary as it would become.
Although the creation was the Golden Age’s most
significant contribution to comic pop culture, many
other genres were exhibited, and can be used to
provide an interesting variety of settings in keeping
with the Golden ‘tone’. Westerns, hard-boiled dec-
tives, “facist spy”bashers, and jungle stories can keep
a Golden Age campaign exciting and alive.
The player characters of the Golden Age of Deus ex
Historica are built with all these elements in mind.
They’re given a PL 8/120 point starting point, and
with a rather simple array of skills and powers.
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THE VANGUARD OF AMERICA
Roster: Captain V, Constable, Ghost Boy, Grena-
dier, Jumping Jack, Jumping Jill, Radar Man,
Troubleshooter; honorary members Cowboy Com-
mando, Haymaker Jake, Professor Hereafter
The roster of the Vanguard remained more or
less stable over its ten years, though with a few
changes. Toward the end of the Vanguard, Ghost
Boy changed his name to Revenant and left to find
himself. He was replaced by a young heroine who
went by the name of Snowball and could control
snow and ice. Two additional heroes, Moon Maiden
and Foo Fighter, joined but saw only a little action
before the team completely disbanded.
Leader: Captain V
History: The early 20th century saw a rise in the ad-
venturers and masked men who had always existed,
but it wasn't until World War II that the first true
super-heroes appeared. Inspired by those who came
before them, and driven by the fierce patriotism of
the early war years, they stepped out of the shadows
and into the headlines and newsreels.
As the United States was drawn into the war, it
also drew these heroes together. They met up in
pairs at first, and formed small alliances to counter
rampant crime syndicates and foreign agents. When
the attack on Pearl Harbor struck a blow to Ameri-
can morale, the government proposed an official or-
ganization of heroes to help raise the fighting spirit
of the nation. They did just that, gathering together
and hammering out the foundation for their group.
In so doing, they laid the cornerstone for all super-
teams to come.
The new Vanguard was aided by the three remain-
ing adventurers of the previous generation, gaining
their wisdom and counsel. They threw themselves
into the home front war effort and became national
heroes, just as effective at war bond rallies as bust-
ing spy rings. Soon the fight moved beyond normal
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criminals to super-powered villains, both home-
grown (like the Buzzbomb Gang or the Storm
King) and those unleashed by Axis efforts (such Von
Ärgers, Murakumo or the vicious twins Romulus
and Remus).
As the fight moved to the Pacific Theater, the
Vanguard's foes thinned; criminals were sent off to
prison, and enemy agents were needed to defend
their homelands. Ultimately, the Vanguard disband-
ed as the need for organized heroes lessened. Still,
for that brief shining moment in time, the Van-
guard represented all that was good and righteous
about America.
Resources: The Vanguard of America operated out
of majestic Vanguard Hall, located in New York
City. Formerly a federal courthouse, the solemn
facade already stood for justice. Inside was a full
hangar the team could use to store their V-Plane, an
attached runway, and an interior dock with an un-
derground channel that led to Long Island Sound.
Vanguard Hall
Size: Large, Toughness: 10, Features: Communications,
Dock, Gym, Hangar, Living Space, Workshop (10 pts)
V-Plane (later V-Jet)
Size: Gargantuan, Strength: 12, Speed: 8 (500 mph),
Toughness: 11, Defense: 4 (19 pts)
V-Sub
Size: Colossal, Strength: 16, Speed: 5 (60 mph), Tough-
ness: 13, Defense: 2 (30 pts)
Equipment 12 (59 points)
Legacy: The Vanguard of America lasted as an or-
ganization for about ten years, give or take. But the
ideas they left behind laid the foundations for all
the super-teams ever to come. It would take another
generation for the concept of the super-team to take
the stage again, but every new team adopted the
many traditions and precedents established by the
Vanguard.
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Captain V
Male, 25, 5’8”, 175 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Theodore Morris
A part of: the Vanguard of America
Based out of: New York City, New York
Worked as: an insurance salesman.
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Captain V is of a average height and weight
and sports the military look his name implies. He
wears a red half-mask that allows his black hair to
spill out of the top and his brown eyes are covered
with a pair of old aviator-style goggles. Ted wears a
green “button across” vest with gold trim and tassels
on the shoulders and a large red “V” on the front.
His uniform is completed by leather gloves and
boots and red pants.
one, he was soon on the next ship back home. The
government needed these new superhumans at
home rather than risking them in a shooting war.
The government wanted him for a group of these
new supers to act in the best interests of the nation,
especially if it involved tracking down Nazi agents.
He started his career as Captain Velocity (the
name he picked himself ), but his allies called him
Captain V for short. In time, the public thought the
V stood for Victory, as was the slogan of the day.
Everything was Victory gardens and Victory pies,
so now they had a Victory Captain. Ted just settled
on Captain V, and eventually ended up leading the
Vanguard of America into the annals of history.

Known History: If you’ve ever had one of those

moments where everything slows down and starts to
go in slow motion, you have a good idea of what life
is like for Captain V. While everyone thinks that he
is a speedster, the reality of the situation is that he is
a speed thief. He can leach the kinetic energy from
anything to slow it down - people, bullets, cars, you
name it.
Ted Morris was a normal guy working as an insur-
ance salesman before the war. After Pearl Harbor, he
enlisted along with hundreds of thousands of other
young men into the Army. During the fighting in
France, Ted was caught in an ambush, but the bul-
lets that were coming at him were moving so slow
that he could easily get out of their way and shoot
the enemy soldiers. Later, his fellow soldiers said
he was moving too quick for them to see him. This
type of thing happened a few more times before Ted
figured out that he was able to steal speed. He wasn’t
moving any faster than he normally would be; he
was slowing everything around him down.
He reported this to his commanding officer and,
once they discovered that he wasn’t pulling a fast
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Psychology: Captain V is a fervent defender of de- spin” on the traditional speed powers, but they do
mocracy. Unlike Cowboy Commando who tempers similar things for combat. He’s capable enough to
his beliefs with pragmatism, Ted can often let his not need his movement powers, though he’ll need
fervor get the better of him and cloud his judg- to be extra-careful in that case. He’s a true patriot,
ment in his rush to categorize everything as black or and a director of his team, and for story purposes,
white. That fervor also extends to his hatred of the his military connections and outlook on the ene-
communists and he will often let his zeal blind him mies of America. Despite the United States working
to extenuating circumstances. with the Soviets for the war, Captain V sees them
as the bigger threat, and that can provide some
Known Abilities: Ted Morris can slow things or interesting story-telling, especially for more liberal
people down, giving the impression that he is mov- team-mates, and if they get a chance to team up
ing at super speed. He can generate a field that saps with Soviet characters like Mother Bear.
speed from any living creature or vehicle that Cap-
tain V chooses. It really wouldn’t be a good thing to
mess up your own buddies. Anyone affected by this
Adventure Seeds
Captain V is in a stalemate with The Dart in a bat-
speed theft is left disoriented and vulnerable but, if
tle in the theater district. The rest of the Vanguard is
Captain V is unable to steal anyone’s speed, his own
busy elsewhere and can’t get there in time. It’s up to
power rebounds on him!
the heroes to help Ted defeat the Dart and his gang
of criminals who are out to rob the wealthy theater
As his power kicks in, the perceptions of those
attendees of their jewels and money.
caught in it slow down, giving Captain V the il-
lusion of super speed. While in this state, he can
Captain V has been framed for murder. A body of a
“move” at 120 miles per hour and seems to be land-
known communist organizer has been found inside
ing punches quickly (but he isn’t). In addition, Cap-
his home, horribly beaten to death. An incomplete,
tain V carries a pistol but rarely uses it, preferring it
bloody note written in the dead man’s handwriting
to be more of a symbol of the war effort rather than
seemingly implicates the Captain. It’s obviously a
a real weapon. He is trained to use it if he needs to.
frame job, right? Who would set up something like
this? And what did the dead man intend on writing
On the other hand: In another timeline, Captain
on the rest of the note?
V became enraged at the United States’ willingness
to work with the Reds and he went rogue, killing
several communist agents and a few g-men who Customization Notes
had been escorting them to prison. He is now on
the FBI’s Most Wanted list and is considered public
enemy number one. Captain V doesn’t care. If the
government lacks the guts to do what needs to be
done, he’ll do it. The country is probably crawling
with commies and he’ll root them out and deal with
the problem his own way.

Campaign Use
Captain V is a leader and fighter, the point man for
a group of super-people, in this case the Vanguard.
He has movement powers that put a “reverse top-
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Captain V PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 3 2 4 5 1 2 0
Powers Offense
Velocity Manipulation: Affliction 8 (vs. Dodge, Initiative: +6
Dazed and Vulnerable; Area-Burst x2, Extra Condi- Speed Theft: Dodge DC 18 for ½ effect; Dodge
tion, Selective, Subtle 2; Limited to One Degree, DC 18/14 to avoid, Fortitude DC 18/14 to escape
Side Effect-rebounds onto Captain V if nothing is Unarmed: +10, Toughness DC 21+ multiattack
affected), Damage 4 (Multiattack; Limited-one rank (with Increased Speed; Toughness DC 17 without)
per creature and vehicle Afflicted), Speed 6 (Limit- Pistol: +10, Toughness DC 18
ed-one rank per creature and vehicle Afflicted) (25
pts) Defense
EQUIPMENT Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
Light pistol, ranged Damage 3 Parry 10 Toughness 6/3
Protective Costume, Protection 3 Will 8

SKILLS
Athletics 8 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+8),
Expertise (Military) 5 (+6), Intimidation 4 (+4),
Perception 6 (+8), Persuasion 6 (+6), Ranged Com-
bat (Pistols) 6 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack, Equipment 2,
Evasion 2, Fast Grab, Grabbing Finesse, Improved
Initiative, Leadership, Move-by Action, Power At-
tack, Teamwork
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation-Patriotism: Captain V is a fervent
believer in Democracy and the American Way, and
is eager to prove the strength of U.S.’s ideals at every
opportunity; this makes him an inspiring leader, but
can occasionally blind himself to faults and corrup-
tion
Fool Me Twice: Captain V isn’t an idiot, and is
aware that corruption can rear its ugly head; he
reserves his greatest justice for those miscreants who
would pervert the cause of America

The Red Menace: Second only to corrupters and

defilers of the American Dream are the Commu-
nists; his country has told him that the Russians are
allies in this great global struggle, but he won’t trust
them, and will seize on any discrepancy or suspi-
cious activity to accuse a Commie and bring him
(or her, Mother Bear!) to true justice.

Power Points: Abilities 38 + Powers 25 + Advantages 14 + Skills 19 + Defenses 24 = 120 points

TITLE: PG: 15

Constable
Male, 26, 6’3”, 225 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair
Really: Robert Carter saving the scientist.
A part of: the FBI, and their liaison to the Van- That’s how Robert Carter became the Con-
guard of America stable. Why a British code-name for a distinctly
Based out of: Washington, D.C. American super-agent? Good question, one I’ve
Worked as: an agent of the FBI, and acted as their not really been able to answer. Possibly because
official super-hero Rayburn was British, and often called Robert
Active during: the Golden Age that as a nickname. Regardless of the source of
his name, Constable quickly became a respected
Looks: The first thing you notice about Robert is agent of the law, later becoming the FBI’s contact
his height. He’s one tall guy, well over six feet. He’s with the Vanguard of America.
in great condition too, though he’s not over-mus-
cled. Even when empowered, he doesn’t get much
larger. He’s got nice blue eyes, wavy brown hair he
keeps trimmed short, and looks...perfectly average,
despite his height. It’s the FBI way - look nonde-
script, like one business-suited wall of law. Great
costume though!

Known History: Robert Carter grew up during the

Roaring Twenties, and was excited by the stories
of the mystery men and adventurers of the day.
He also saw the rise of crime, the growing power
of the bootleggers, smugglers and bank robbers,
despite the best the law and the heroes could do.
This convinced him to put his efforts into helping
hold the line against the rising tide of lawlessness
and anarchy. This was even more apparent when it
all crashed, and the Great Depression rolled over the
country making everything seem even more desper-
ate.
Robert joined the Bureau shortly after it was re-
named the FBI, and quickly became one of its more
notable agents. He was the lead agent that saved sci-
entist Nathan Rayburn from Axis spies, when they
attempted to kidnap him and steal his vitolite dis-
covery. When the US government took an interest
in Rayburn’s work, and hoped to have him empower
their own superhuman, Rayburn insisted that it be
Robert who received the treatments, in gratitude for
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Psychology: Constable is a solid person. That’s the
best way to describe him; solid. He’s not given to
extremes of emotion, instead remaining focused
on his job, and making the country safer for law-
abiding citizens. He views the world simply in terms
of citizens, criminals, and those that stand in be-
tween, such as himself. He’s courteous, always ready
to maintain good relations with the public. He’s
good with kids, and has a surprisingly soft touch
with victims of violent crimes, but in the end, he’s a
professional, with tight control of his reactions and
passions. Others think he’s cold, maybe as hard as
nails, and they may not be wrong.
Known Abilities: Robert Carter is a well-trained
FBI agent, with skill in unarmed combat and a
keen investigative eye. As Constable, he is granted
enhanced strength and stamina, surpassing peak
human levels. His entire musculature is enhanced
in this way, making him tough to hurt, able to lift
nearly a ton in weight, and capable of leaping about
one hundred feet in a single bound. It even im-
proves his vision and hearing, increasing the distance
he can see and hear clearly, even giving the ability
to locate sound sources with pinpoint accuracy. The
vitolite treatment that grants him these powers fades
after a time, requiring Robert to be exposed again,
to be empowered as Constable for a number of days.
Normally it will last two or three days at a time, but
sometimes it can be shorter, or last longer.
On the other hand: Robert could see the writing on
the wall during Prohibition. Rampant crime and the
increasing power of the syndicates shows the impo-
tence of law enforcement, and Robert could easily
want a piece of the action. As he applies his no-
nonsense approach to building a criminal empire,
his influence grows. When he learns of Rayburn’s
discovery, Carter sends his own men to stop the Axis
attempt, and bring the scientist into the fold. With
the vitolite treatment empowering Robert’s crimi-
nal dreams, he becomes the Crime Lord, and turns
his attentions to building a nation-wide criminal
empire.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Constable is a fully-authorized law enforcement
agent with super-strength. In combat, he hits
people, and he does it fairly well, with decent at-
tack and damage bonuses. He also works well with
others, with a good grabbing attack to hold people
down for his allies to hit, or applying a greater Aid
bonus thanks to the Teamwork feat. As for character
stories, a hard-nosed, professionally-oriented police
officer should make for interesting conflicts with his
team-mates, who are either soldiers (like Grenadier
and Captain V), or vigilantes (the rest of the team)
and technically criminals themselves, in a way. The
simple way he sees the world divided up can make
him seem naïve, providing story in a number of
ways. Connecting with his team-mates on a person-
al level, learning to see a more nuanced look at the
world (in a campaign that’s not totally four-color),
all provide plenty of opportunities for Constable’s
player.
Adventure Seeds
The Axis agents that attempted to kidnap Rayburn
did manage to sneak a few of the vitolite notes to
others in their spy ring. Now Constable has to face
Nazi spies empowered by a lesser version of the
treatment, and it’s a race against time, before the spy
ring decides the process is good enough and ships it
back to the Fatherland!
A sensation-seeking yellow journalist is writing
about the punishment Constable unleashes on sus-
pects, and wondering when it will be turned on the
public. The treatments that empower him can only
be unhinging his mind, he asserts, and before Con-
stable can say otherwise, he blacks out in a battle,
waking up to find destruction all around him. Is
he really starting to go into psychotic rages? Is the
vitolite making him crazy? Or is there a vengeful foe
out to make the super-agent look bad and have him
stripped of his powers and fired from the FBI?
TITLE: PG: 17

The Constable PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5/2 9/6 3 3 4 0 3 1
Powers Offense
R&D Support, Variable 1 (Slow, Easily Removable Initiative +3
-2) (4 pts) Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 21 (with brass
knuckles)
Vitolite Treatments, Enhanced Abilities 6 (Str +3, Heavy Pistol +6, Toughness DC 19
Sta +3; Permanent), Leaping 4 (100’), Senses 6 (ex-
tended, vision, low-light vision, accurate extended Defense
hearing) (21 pts) Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
EQUIPMENT Parry 10 Toughness 6/3
Car (12 pts) Will 8
Size L, Str 6, Spd 6, Def 8, Tough 10
COMPLICATIONS
Utility Belt Motivation-Justice: Constable is a firm believer
Tear gas, ranged Area-cloud Affliction 4
in the criminal justice system, and that the FBI
Flash-bang grenade, ranged Area-burst Dazzle 4
Heavy pistol, ranged Damage 4 (and local agencies) are the front lines in the war
Handcuffs on crime; it is hard to deter him from the hunt for
Master keys law-breakers.
Portable radio
Obligation: Constable is a Special Agent of the
SKILLS FBI; as their resident mystery man, he’s given some
Athletics 3 (+8/+5), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 latitude in his missions. He can be given orders by
(+8), Deception 5 (+7), Expertise (Law Enforce- his superiors at any time to take up a new case, drop
ment) 6 (+6), Intimidation 5 (+7), Investigation 6 a current case, or perform some other duty; refusing
(+6), Perception 3 (+6), Persuasion 5 (+7), Vehicles such work without very good cause can be a serious
3 (+6) legal issue for him.

ADVANTAGES Vitolite Treatment: Constable gains his peak hu-

All-out Attack, Benefit (FBI Agent), Chokehold,
Close Attack 2, Contacts, Equipment 7, Fast Grab,
Improved Disarm, Ranged Attack 3, Teamwork,
Well-informed
man physique from regular exposure to vitolite
energy, a strange form of radiation only recently
discovered and being experimented with. He needs
regular exposure to vitolite to maintain his powers;
the duration of each treatment is variable, though
it’s almost always good for at least a couple of days,
sometimes close to a week. Constable can’t be sure
how long each treatment will last, though he’ll
know immediately if the vitolite has worn off.

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Powers 25 + Advantages 20 + Skills 21 + Defenses 10 = 120 points

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GHOST BOY
Male, 14, 5’6”, 130 lbs., hazel eyes, brown hair
Really: Edward Ross
A part of: the Vanguard of America
Based out of: New York City, New York
Worked as: a middle school student
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Ghost Boy is an average-looking fourteen
years old boy that is kind of skinny. He’s got nice
brown hair that he likes to wear a little longer and
shaggier than typically acceptable for this time. His
costume is a classic example of the mystery man
look; a simple white shirt and pants, boots and
gloves, a nice cape that attaches at the wrists, and a
half mask with his mouth exposed. He’s even got a
big “G” in black on the chest.
to ghosts, you’re not going to be able to contribute
a whole lot to a fighting team when things get bad.
This was another blow to the young man’s self-
confidence.
Edward still did what he could. He made a good
scout thanks to his ability to turn invisible. As he
gained more experience with his powers, he dis-
covered that he could fly and protect himself if, he
could convince the local ghosts to help him. He still
felt useless on the Vanguard, but at least he wasn’t
as useless as before. The rest of the team saw him
as more of a mascot than an equal; still, he had his
moments of brilliance, and the team liked him more
than he ever believed they did.

Known History: Ghost Boy really doesn’t like to

talk about his origin and I can’t see why. It was an
accident. Edward is the nephew of famed adven-
turer Professor Hugo Hereafter. The elder hero saw
a possible protégé in how Edward explored Hugo’s
equipment. Unfortunately, Edward was in the way
when something went wrong with an experimental
focusing lens. An overload of spectral energy struck
Edward right in the chest and knocked him into the
threshhold between living and dead, where ghosts
reside. As fast as Hugo snatched Edward back, the
damage had been done.
Edward soon came to grips with his new spectral
sight and “magic vision” with his uncle’s help, but
it was poor consolation for his alienation. Half of
him now lived in a silent world of ghosts, but didn’t
belong any better than his living half did. He even-
tually convinced the ghosts to lend him their nature,
and developed an array of powers with which he
could follow in his uncle’s footsteps, as Ghost Boy.
Edward joined the Vanguard of America more out
of a sense of obligation than any real desire. How-
ever, when your powers involve being able to talk
TITLE:
Psychology: It’s tough enough being a teenager, and
having a global conflict on top of it makes things
harder. But poor Edward feels like he’s stuck be-
tween two worlds, never really sure if he’s more alive
than dead, or vice versa. His powers rely on the help
of spirits in the area, making them inconsistent at
times. It’s unnerving, inhabiting a realm of ghosts
while surrounded by the living, and makes it hard
for him to connect with anyone unused to superhu-
mans, let alone teens his own age. All of this wears
on Edward’s already-low self-esteem. Part of him
blames his uncle for his state, but he knows that
Professor Hereafter is responsible for his place with
the Vanguard, and others like himself. In the end,
he’s a mixed-up kid with creepy powers who just
wants a normal life.
Known Abilities: Edward can see dead people. He
can talk to them as well, thanks to his exposure to
the spirit world. And with enough coaxing, he can
get them to grant him their abilities: to turn invis-
ible, fly, or even resist damage by turning untouch-
able where the attack strikes. While some might
view these powers as weak (Ghost Boy certainly
does), he lacks my perspective and doesn’t know
who he would become with a greater appreciation
for his abilities.
To make up for his “weak” powers, Ghost Boy
has thrown himself into learning to box under his
“Uncle Haymaker Jake,” and learning investigation
techniques to make himself more useful on cases.
On the other hand: there could be a world where
his uncle wasn’t as quick as he’d hoped. With longer
exposure to the spirit world, Ghost Boy’s powers
could become stronger, but his alienation from the
world of the living would increase with them. This
Ghost Boy could run away from his family with a
big chip on his shoulder, and a desire to make life
hard for Hugo. Colder, believing himself to be truly
dead and damned, he would watch the way other
kids grew up with warmth and love, turn his pow-
ers on them, and make life miserable for those who
have the temerity to indulge in its joys. Still alive
enough to thwart his uncle’s weaponry, this Edward
PG: 19
could become a terribly dangerous prankster as a
result, calling himself the Boogeyman. Vengeful
ghosts could find their way to this “living spirit,”
who can provide them a chance to work out their
aggressions on the world of the living. [As a villain:
remove the Persuasion Check Required limitation on
all his Ghost Talking powers.]
Campaign Use
Ghost Boy is the outsider of the Vanguard of
America. He is only there because he feels obligated
by his uncle to be there, and the two don’t see eye-
to-eye after the accident that gave Ghost Boy his
powers. Edward also feels inadequate due to powers
that don’t seem that useful or reliable compared to
those of the others. It doesn’t help that he’s the only
kid on the team and everyone just seems to talk
down to him. This is the mascot/student in need of
a mentor figure who can reach him and show him
how things can be better. Stories based around his
being on the border of the living and dead can lend
a nice change of pace to the Vanguard, with weird
adventures and outright horror-touched villains
being right in his bailiwick. In group dynamics,
he’s the ultimate scout, able to sneak around, fly, or
(with creative use of his Comprehend and possible
power stunts) have spirits tell him what they know
of an area, or get into places even he can’t reach. He
seems weak on paper, but his growth is wide open,
both mechanically and narratively.
Adventure Seed
Ghost Boy is being haunted by the spirit of a gang-
ster who was sent to the electric chair. The ghost
claims that he will make Edward’s life miserable if
Ghost Boy doesn’t help him get revenge against the
other gangsters who set him up as their fall guy.
Ghost Boy has no problems with bringing in gang-
sters, but the ghost wants them dead, not in jail.
Ghost Boy will need the other heroes to help him
decide what to do.
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Ghost Boy PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 4 4 2 4 2 5 1
Powers Offense
Medium, Comprehend 2 (Spirits), Senses 3 (Detect Initiative +4
Ghosts at range, Visual Magic Awareness) (7 pts) Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 16

Ghost Talker Defense

Ghostly Defense, Insubstantial 4 (Limited-must have
Dodge 9 Fortitude 6
ghosts in area, Persuasion Check Required- DC 15) (11
pts) Parry 8 Toughness 7/4
Ghost Travel, Flight 5 (Continuous; Limited-must have Will 10
ghosts in area, Persuasion Check Required- DC 13) (7
pts)
Invisibility, Concealment 4 (Visual group; Precise; COMPLICATIONS
Limited-must have ghosts in the area, Persuasion Check Motivation—Acceptance: Edward feels torn
Required- DC 13) (2 pts) between the worlds of the living and the dead, and
accepted by neither. He just wants to fit in.
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 2, Contacts, Defensive Roll 3, Favored Power Loss: Ghost Boy loses access to his Ghost
Foe 1 (Ghosts), Fearless, Hide in Plain Sight, Power Talker ability if there are no ghosts in the area.
Attack, Teamwork
Responsibility: Student Edward is a middle school
SKILLS student about to enter high school. His classes and
Athletics 4 (+5), Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+7), studies take up a good amount of his time.
Expertise (Spirit World) 5 (+7), Insight 5 (+10),
Investigation 3 (+5), Perception 4 (+9), Persuasion 6
(+7), Sleight of Hand 5 (+7), Stealth 5 (+9)

Power Points: Abilities 46 + Powers 27 + Advantages 11 +Skills 20 + Defenses 16 = 120 points

TITLE: PG: 21

GRENADIER
Male, 24, 5’9”, 215 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair
Really: Douglas Broder and their vehicles destroyed with a single punch.
A part of: the Vanguard of America His overall impact on the war was minimal, being
Based out of: New York City, New York only one superhuman, and new tactics countered
Worked as: a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army what he could do. He was given a role battling
Active during: the Golden Age saboteurs and spy rings, and eventually joining the
Vanguard as a military liaison. When more power-
Looks: Grenadier has the chiseled superhero phy- ful enemy super-agents started to appear, Grenadier
sique. He’s got great blond hair, shaved short of smiled in excitement: at last, foes he could go all out
course, and gorgeous blue eyes. His head is covered against, like on the front lines.
in a white army helmet with only a red domino The project that created Grenadier was ultimately
mask to conceal his identity. His one-piece bodysuit considered a failure by the Army because they were
is solid blue with a white stylized eagle on his chest, unable to replicate his creation. But the man himself
and white gloves and boots. is a powerful symbol of the American Dream in the
darkest years of the war.
Known History: Douglas Broder was a career
soldier before it was really cool to join the military.
He had a natural instinct for the military life, and
quickly made his way up the NCO ranks. He didn’t
know that his superiors noticed his natural health
and strength (records showed he never had a sick
day in his life), and tagged him for a special offer at
the start of 1942. He wasn’t alone though; a number
of other career soldiers were tagged as well. When
the base commander finally told them they wanted
to create super-soldiers, and sought volunteers from
this candidate pool, not a single man backed out.
They isolated each soldier and used a different
series of chemical serums, radiation exposures and
mechanical augmentation on each one. It was hoped
that at least a few of the different methods would
bear fruit. Most of the other tests resulted in failure,
but for whatever reason, one specific combination
of chemicals worked on Sgt. Broder when it hadn’t
worked on anyone else. It bulked the young man’s
physique with tremendous muscles and gave him an
ability to generate explosions from kinetic blows.
Broder was sent off to war, where he had an im-
mediate impact in his region. Nazi squads retreated
when they watched their bullets bounce off of him
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Psychology: Douglas Broder is a patriot, for good
or ill. He believes in great opportunity for everyone,
and works hard to uphold that dream. He likes to
use his powers to protect the vulnerable and the
abused, and is a genial, friendly guy. Of course,
he’s also a career soldier, and sometimes has trouble
understanding civilian attitudes and behavior. He
can also overlook some of the darkness that lives in
the shadow of the American Dream because of his
patriotism, and has no small belief in showing the
world that America is right. But he’s a great team
player, motivated to do good.
Known Abilities: Grenadier’s primary powers are
his superhuman strength and ability to generate
explosions with kinetic contact. When the power
surges through his limbs, it can be difficult for him
to be accurate, but it often doesn’t matter in the
end. He can make the ground explode with a small
jump, propelling him up to 1800 feet away, and
leaving a small crater in his wake. To contain this
energy, his body has become resistant to damage,
able to shrug off small arms fire and even moderate
explosions. This energy also keeps him from tiring
out or needing sleep, giving him plenty of long,
lonely nights.
On the other hand: There’s more than one Earth
where Nazi science is much more successful, and
where they created Grenadier, and instead named
him Donner-Krieger (“Thunder Warrior”). They un-
leashed him against the Allied forces to devastating
effect at first. Depending on the timeline, Donner-
Krieger survives the war to menace the world while
building a Fourth Reich; dies defending Berlin
against all odds; turns the tide of Allied invasion
and secures a Nazi victory. In all of them, Donner-
Krieger is still the smiling golden boy of explosions,
enjoying a good fight, with a patriotic zeal and a
string of successful missions that mean nothing but
misfortune for his enemies.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Grenadier is the nice guy, always ready with a smile,
handshake or encouragement. He’s very trusting of
new people until they do something to betray his
trust. His biggest failing is his sometimes overzeal-
ous love of America that can get rather “in your
face.” Cowboy Commando tries to keep him in
check but has a good sense of humor about it - he
remembers being young and exuberant. Grenadier is
an inspiration, but not a leader; the heart and sup-
portive shoulder of the team rather than the brain.
In combat, he’s one of the big guns, with a strong
attack and toughness, holding the line or leading
the charge against a particularly hard defense.
Adventure Seeds
A group of Nazi agents plan on sabotaging key
munitions factories. Once the first one goes up in
a fireball, Grenadier and the heroes are called in to
stop them. When they find clues that there’s some-
one high up in the War Department leaking secu-
rity secrets to these Nazis, Grenadier believes it’s a
gambit to sow confusion and mistrust in America.
Is he right, or is his patriotism blinding him to the
bitter truth?
A mad scientist has found a ray that will nullify the
explosive qualities of any device or chemical com-
pound. This has left Grenadier as the only explo-
sive force to defend America from prowling Axis
super-subs. Evidence indicates that the villain has
an army of bank robbers ready to unleash a crime
wave that will steal enough money to build a bigger,
better version of the ray – one that will shut down
the country, and Grenadier’s powers. Will Grena-
dier follow orders to defend the coastline and try to
sink a sub that might not exist, or go after the more
dangerous threat with his team-mates?
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Grenadier PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6 8 1 2 3 1 2 2
Powers Offense
Explosive Launch Leap 8 (1,800’ distance; Full Initiative +1
power, Quirk-leaves broken ground from launch Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 21
point) (6 pts) Explosive Punch +6, Toughness DC 25
Pistol +7, Toughness DC 19
Powered Physique Impervious Toughness 10, Im-
munity 5 (Fatigue effects) (17 pts) Defense
Dodge 6 Fortitude 8
Explosive Punch Damage 4 (Str-based; Inaccurate Parry 6 Toughness 10
1) (3 pts)
Will 6

EQUIPMENT
Combat Knife, Damage 1, 19-20 critical
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
Walkie-talkie, binoculars, gas mask
SKILLS
Athletics 3 (+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 2
(+5), Expertise (Soldier) 6 (+7), Perception 4 (+6),
Persuasion 5 (+7), Ranged Combat (Guns) 3 (+5),
Stealth 4 (+5), Vehicles 3 (+5)
ADVANTAGES
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 3, Connected,
Defensive Attack, Equipment 3, Extraordinary Ef-
fort, Great Endurance, Improved Smash, Inspire 2,
Ranged Attack 2, Ultimate Resistance (Fortitude)
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Patriotism: Grenadier honestly be-
lieves America is the greatest hope for freedom and
justice across the world. While a decent guy, he can
also occasionally slip into “Ugly American” mode.
Nice Guy: Grenadier comes from the farm belt
of America. He is unused to large cities, and has a
heartfelt conviction in the Bible, American Pie and
good people. This can make it tough for him to
notice scams, lies, ambushes and bad orders.
Secret Identity: His duty as the Grenadier is clas-
sified top secret; his commanding officer knows of
his dual identity, but he may be assigned only to
COs that have a high enough security clearance. It
is actually a federal offense for him to voluntarily
share his identity with anyone not cleared by his
command. That could include some (if not all) of
his team-mates.

Power Points: Abilities 50 + Powers 26 + Advantages 17 +Skills 15 +Defenses 12 = 120

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Jumping Jack & Jill
Male, 17 years old, 5’7”, 165 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes
Female, 17 years old, 5’7”, 145 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes
Really: Jumping Jack was really John Jackson,
Jumping Jill was really Jennifer Jackson
A part of: the Vanguard of America, and an active
partnership on their own
Based out of: Newark, New Jersey
Worked as: Jack as a mechanic, while Jill was a high
school student and later nurse’s aide
Active during: the Golden Age; Jill stuck it out a
little into the Silver Age
Looks: John Jackson’s a pretty good-looking guy,
with an average but solid build of muscles built up
by years of working in his dad’s garage. He keeps
his hair very short, and prefers to dress in a relaxed
style, often in denim overalls. Despite it all, he’s
fastidious, well-groomed and clean for a “grease
monkey”.
Jenny Jackson is a sturdy young woman with
broad shoulders and a sharpness to her features
that keeps her from being viewed as “convention-
ally pretty”, though I sure don’t mind checking out
the archival references. She likes to keep her hair
shoulder-length, and avoids makeup, but does enjoy
dressing pretty when not on the job or out in her
masked identity.
Known History: When the “War to End All Wars”
finally closed out, James Jackson (Buddy, to his
friends) came home and did what he wanted to do
before being sent Over There; he opened a garage
and married his sweetheart, Theresa (Tessa, to her
friends). When the twins were born, it made the
whole dream feel complete. It was only a few years
after John and Jennifer Jackson were born that the
country entered the Great Depression. Companies
closed, people were out of work, and life got so
much harder than it ever really should. But Buddy
was amazing; somehow, he kept his garage operating
TITLE:
despite all the odds against him. Being near one of
the busiest intersections in the United States didn’t
hurt though, I bet. From what I’ve seen, the Four
Corners in Newark had some of the most traffic,
auto and foot, recorded for that time. Good luck
and lots of perseverance kept the Jacksons working
and making ends meet. More than that though,
Buddy was a local hero. No wonder his kids would
grow up to do what they did; Buddy employed as
many people as he could, and he often bartered
auto repairs for food, or clothing, or other stuff that
could keep his neighbors going. The consequences
of his actions were profound. He was beloved, his
neighbors limped on through the years, and or-
ganized crime in the area found itself with a new
competitor. See, Buddy was about as clean-cut as
they came, and his friends had no trouble keeping
his standards, since Buddy was keeping their fami-
lies fed and housed.
So organized crime fought back. To be precise,
Charles “Chucky” Tervil fought back. Also a vet-
eran of the Great War, Chucky had been one of
the Marines who started the legend that German
soldiers call Marines “Teufel Hunden”, or “devil
dogs.” He even liked to call himself Teufelshund.
He developed a fearsome reputation as he gathered
underworld power, but ran into the stumbling block
of hard-working, unassuming Buddy Jackson. With
his efforts stymied by one shmoe, Tervil decided to
do what had to be done. Buddy became the victim
of a terrible accident in his garage, trapped inside as
carbon monoxide from the car he worked on filled
the building.
I’ve already mentioned that John Jackson idolized
his father, as stern but loving mentor and guiding
light. John, only seventeen, set out to follow in his
footsteps. It wasn’t easy; being so young, the coun-
try still struggling with Depression and crime, John
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was nearly overwhelmed, but Tessa and Jenny did
all they could to support him. He kept the garage
going, he kept people working, and he became
Devil Dog’s next target. John made the surprising
discovery one night of how Buddy had made some
of his money: it turned out Buddy was a brilliant
innovator in the undeveloped field of rocketry and
aerodynamics. He’d kept it secret; as Buddy would
be the first to say, “I ain’t no egghead.” But he’d got-
ten a couple of patents and sold them to interested
companies, and this nest egg had kept the neighbor-
hood going. It also gave John an idea. John inherit-
ed more than a good heart and strong back from his
father, and he was pretty smart at this mechanical
stuff too. Inspired by other adventurers and masked
heroes, he built the secret identity Jumping Jack. He
developed a special pair of spring-mounted boots
that let him move quickly and leap tremendous
distances. He also designed an arsenal of throw-
ing discs that would give him a non-lethal ranged
attack. His sister learned of this dual life despite his
best efforts, and she insisted on helping out. As the
Jumping Jacks, they were eventually able to send the
Devil Dog to prison for the murder of their father
and other crimes. They continued their activities,
garnering praise for their protection of innocent
people, and breaking up other criminal enterprises.
This eventually brought them to the attention of
the Vanguard of America, and when the group was
captured in a mission gone bad, the Jumping Jacks
were recruited by Troubleshooter to help save the
day. They were offered membership and joined up.
The Jumping Jacks remained active throughout
the Second World War, working on their own in
Newark or fighting with the Vanguard home and
abroad. They remained active for a little while after
the end of the war, but eventually John retired his
mask to continue in his father’s footsteps: he mar-
ried his sweetheart and settled down to enjoy the
fruits of years of hard work with good friends.
Jenny remained active on her own for a longer time,
before eventually attempting to settle down as well.
But she missed the action, the thrill of bounding
across the city skyline and bringing down evil-doers,
and eventually resurfaced with a new identity.
PG: 25
Psychology: The Jumping Jacks are good people,
brought up to be respectful, dependable, and re-
sponsible. They learned their life lessons well, and
put them into action in both of their identities.
They are family-oriented, forever racing to each
other’s aid regardless of circumstances, and never
backing down from a threat. They can also be cagey,
intelligent and cautious; they know full well where
their cool gadgets are still quite vulnerable. They’re
more than ready to retreat when it makes sense, and
to make plans to tackle dangerous threats when the
odds are with them.
John Jackson is the quintessential older brother;
the man of the house, the breadwinner, the one who
shoulders all the burdens (despite the fact that Jenny
was technically born first). John is quiet, thought-
ful and loves to get his hands dirty in all sorts of
work. When not in his garage tackling an engine,
or out bounding around the city fighting crime, he
enjoys working around the home. He is actually
quite smart, but much like his father, prefers to be
a blue-collar worker, saving the “geek work” for the
Jumping Jacks.
Jenny Jackson, on the other hand, is much more
light-hearted about her duties. She enjoys the abili-
ties her secret identity grants her, and the freedom
she has in the mask, but she’s also surprisingly sup-
portive, thoughtful and compassionate. She’s not all
about the thrills and chills, though she does enjoy a
snappy retort during swashbuckling combat. She’s
also about making sure that people are safe, warm
and fed. She’s a mother-in-training, in a way; she
has no shame in being a home-maker. She likes the
cooking and the care-taking, if not all the cleaning
and laundry involved. This eventually leads her to
a career in nursing, after she leaves adventuring the
first time. It’s what leads her to don the mask in
the first place. To her, the world’s many displaced
people, in trouble, in need, aren’t a burden, but an
opportunity for fun, excitement, and helping with
that big heart of hers.
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Known Abilities: The Jumping Jacks had no in- abilities like the twins, convinced them to take over
nate superhuman abilities. All of their prowess Tervil’s operations. These are vicious, jaded, mean-
came from natural skill, and devices developed or spirited siblings, with no mercy and compassion,
refined by John. Both of the Jumping Jacks wore and a view of their neighborhood like that of a king
“jump boots,” footgear that housed a powerful set for his kingdom. The neighbors work for them, owe
of springs powered by innovative compressed air them everything, and anyone that disputes that will
cylinders. These enabled the Jacksons to leap up- be put down hard as an example. Of course, with
ward of 250 feet at a shot, and contained special this power and privilege comes paranoia, and the
absorbers to handle the shock of distant landings. once-close siblings are now starting to wonder when
They could also fire the cylinders to slow their falls the other will want the whole pie for themselves.
to safe speeds, essential in their skyline activities.
John carried around a number of “battle discs” as he
called them, carefully crafted hard rubber discs that
Campaign Use
The Jumping Jacks are street-level heroes that pro-
he could use to strike a person at range. He became
vide a player with a low-powered theme vigilante
so skilled at using them he could bounce them off
with a neat gimmick. They can also provide the GM
walls and other objects to reach enemies, as well as
with NPCs that can help bring other, perhaps more
throw them to intercept attacks made against allies.
powerful or more-detached, heroes back down to
When in hand-to-hand combat, he fought with a
earth. They give a view of what life was like in the
pair of batons.
Great Depression and the course of World War II,
Jenny preferred to fight with a short staff that
when social issues can come to the forefront of the
could fold in half and strap along her back for trans-
story.
port, and draw out to full extension in a swift sharp
Being very close twins gives a built-in emotional
motion. She was very skilled in its use, and could
bond between characters for a pair of players look-
inflict surprisingly powerful blows with it, as well as
ing to enjoy a family angle in their campaign story.
parry or deflect attacks against herself or others.
A lot of grist can be built up out of their tendencies
Jack was a skilled mechanic and had a knack for
to be over-protective of each other, especially if ro-
innovation with mechanical devices. Jenny was
mances are a part of the campaign. After all, is there
quite agile, and developed a number of techniques
anyone who will ever be good enough for one or the
for hiding, escaping bonds, and other tricks of
other Jackson?
prestidigitation. Both twins were very athletic and
acrobatic, coloring the nature of their identities.

On the other hand: I have seen at least one time-

Adventure Seed
The Devil Dog, Chucky Tervil, breaks free from
line where the Jumping Jacks were born out of the
prison. He doesn’t necessarily know the Jumping
bitterness of the Great Depression. They saw their
Jacks’ true identities, but it doesn’t really matter
father waste away his life and potential fortune help-
now, does it? It was Buddy’s family that messed up
ing slackers and losers, only to be killed by an un-
his first reign as crime boss, so it’s Buddy’s family
touchable gangster without a single so-called friend
he’s targeting, even if those interfering “Spring-
stepping up. John and Jenny devised the Jump-
Board Sentinels” are also out to stop him! A classic
ing Jacks to get revenge on the Devil Dog. With
opportunity for the unmasked identities to be the
razor-sharp battle discs entirely for offense, and a
focus of the villain, and to deal with being trapped
short staff that could deliver vicious electric jolts,
without their gear, unable to reveal who they really
the Jumping Jacks killed the gangster, then saw the
are.
power of the underworld. The inability of the law to
stop even normal criminals, never mind those with
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Jumping Jack PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 3 3 4 8 2 2 3
Powers Offense
Batons, Damage 3 (Str-based, Easily Removable -2) Initiative +3
(1 pt) Batons +10, Toughness DC 21, 18-20 critical range
Battle Discs +8, Toughness DC 23
Battle Discs 11 pt. Array, Easily Removable -4 Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 18
Strike, ranged Damage 5 (Strength-based; Ricochet 2,
Diminished Range 1) (11 pts) Defense
Intercept, Deflect 8 (Ricochet 2, Diminished Range 1) (1
pt) Dodge 9 Fortitude 7
Parry 10 Toughness 6/3
Jump Boots, Leaping 5 (250’), Movement 1 (Safe Will 5
Fall) (Removable -1) (6 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Fear of Losing Jenny: John is overly-protective of
Acrobatics 5 (+8), Athletics 7 (+10), Expertise (Me- Jenny and will often go out of his way to make sure
chanic) 5 (+7), Investigation 4 (+6), Perception 5 she is safe. If she’s been captured or threatened, it
(+7), Ranged Combat (Throwing) 4 (+8), Stealth 4 can make John freeze with fear he’ll make the wrong
(+7), Technology 5 (+7), Vehicles 3 (+7) choice in saving her.

ADVANTAGES Motivation—Responsibility: John strongly feels

Agile Feint, All-Out Attack, Close Attack 2, Defen-
sive Roll 3, Improved Critical 2 (Batons, 18-20),
Improved Trip, Instant Up, Inventor, Power Attack
the weight of his parents’ loss and the business he’s
inherited as well as the task of protecting his sister.
When he discovered his father’s plans for the jump
boots, he realized he could take these burdens to
another level in his crime-ridden neighborhood.

Secret Identity: Only John’s sister knows his

masked activities; they fear that criminals will target
his business and hurt the people his father has kept
employed through the years of the Depression.

Power Points: Abilities 56 + Powers 15 + Advantages 13 + Skills 21 + Defenses 15 = 120 total points
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Jumping Jill PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 2 6 5 4 2 4 3
Powers Offense
Jump Boots 7 pt array, Removable -1 Initiative +10
Powered Kick, Damage 7 (1 pt) Staff +10, Toughness DC 21
Powered Leap, Leaping 5 (250’), Movement 1 (Safe Fall) Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 17 (DC 22 with Pow-
(7 pts)
ered Kick)
Staff 4 pt array, Easily removable -2
Attack, Damage 4 (Str-based) (4 pts) Defense
Defense, Enhanced Parry 4 (1 pt) Dodge 11 Fortitude 6
Interfere, Deflect 4 (Reflect; Range-close) (1 pt)
Parry 11/7 Toughness 5/2
Will 8
SKILLS
Acrobatics 8 (+14), Athletics 6 (+8), Close Combat
COMPLICATIONS
(Staff) 2 (+6), Insight 5 (+9), Perception 5 (+9),
Motivation—Do Good: Jenny enjoys the abilities
Sleight of Hand 7 (+12), Stealth 5 (+11)
her gear provides her, and the chance to help oth-
ers avoid the pain she and her brother have gone
ADVANTAGES
through.
Agile Feint, Assessment, Close Attack 4, Defensive
Roll 3, Equipment 2, Grabbing Finesse, Improved
Protective of Brother: Jenny loves her brother and
Initiative 1, Improved Smash, Improved Trip, Move-
sees in him the future of their neighborhood. En-
By Action, Power Attack, Teamwork
dangering, threatening or capturing him is sure to
send Jenny into a fury until she can get him back.

Secret Identity: Only Jenny’s brother knows her

masked activities; they fear that criminals will target
her brother’s business and hurt the people her father
has kept employed through the years of the Depres-
sion.

Power Points: Abilities 56 + Powers 11 + Advantages 18 + Skills 19 + Defenses 16 = 120 total points
TITLE: PG: 29

RADAR MAN
Male, 24, 5’7” (8’ in armor), 160 lbs. (650 lbs. in armor), green eyes, brown hair
Really: Walter Kettering
A part of: the Vanguard of America
Based out of: Baltimore, Maryland
Worked as: radio repairman; part-time inventor
Active during: the Golden Age, and well into the
Silver Age
Looks: Walter Kettering is a good-looking man in
his mid-twenties, with well-groomed light brown
hair and bright green eyes. He also uses reading
glasses regularly when not in his armor. The Radar
Man armor is eight feet tall, heavy and bulky. It’s
painted dull battleship gray; Walter is a brilliant
engineer, not a cunning fashion designer.
it was an eight foot tall robot with jets and a radar
dish – eventually Raymond caught on. Raymond’s
wife Alice helped Walter take advantage of the in-
novations in the suit to sell himself as a prominent
engineer without revealing his identity. Radar Man
became a member of the Vanguard of America, of-
ten considered their most powerful member (at least
according to the Radar League Fan Club press kit I
dug up). By the end of the Golden Age, Walter had
acquired his dream job as an engineer, moved into
his own home, made his own family and stream-
lined the armor. A happy ending to a true Golden
Age giant, but not the end of his story.

Known History: Walter Kettering was a smart man

with cutting edge ideas who never quite caught the
breaks needed to make them pan out. He kept at his
odd jobs and eventually became the local radio re-
pairman. Still, he felt stifled; he doodled blueprints
and played with cast-off bits and pieces scavenged
from his job or the local junkyard. He read books
and magazines from the public library, teaching
himself science and became fascinated with the
exploits of the masked heroes. He came to accept a
life of tinkering and repairing, and occasional baby-
sitting for his brother and sister-in-law. But when
his brother Raymond became an assistant District
Attorney, Walter’s life changed.
The DA’s office crusaded against organized crime
in the city, and this put Raymond and his family in
jeopardy. A man like Walter couldn’t stand for that.
He took all he’d learned, along with a long-lost in-
novation of miniaturization, and built himself a big
old suit of armor, ugly, clunky and powerful. Very
powerful. As Radar Man, Walter helped his brother
and captured the imagination of the city (then the
country and world...pretty much in that order). At
first he kept this dual life secret from Raymond, but
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Psychology: Walter is often called a “true hero”
by his family and friends, his team-mates and even
his enemies. Walter would disagree, of course, but
that just confirms the opinion. What he is, with-
out question, is a family man, dedicated to helping
those close to him no matter the cost to himself.
He is brilliant, but downplays it; good-looking, but
demurs on his appearance; one of the more power-
ful super-heroes of the Golden Age, but he’d dis-
agree. So as we can see, he’s irritatingly humble as
well. He doesn’t lack confidence though: you can’t
if your whole crime-fighting shtick is jumping into
an oversized suit of junkyard armor, and firing it at
over a hundred miles an hour into the air to respond
to emergencies. Despite the power and size of his
armor, Walter is a quiet, reserved man who is more
at home supporting others than being the one up
front.
Known Abilities: Walter is a brilliant engineer with
no actual super-powers (though there’s some suspi-
cion that his genius might be superhuman; I don’t
think so, but it’s one of those gray areas of debate).
The hydraulics in the armor, however, made Radar
Man one of the strongest beings of his time, and
highly resistant to damage. He could fly at about
120 mph, but boosters could propel the armor
up to 1000 mph for a brief time. The armor also
contained a highly-advanced radar unit, that let him
sense all around him and pierce all kinds of conceal-
ment.
On the other hand: There are realities where Walter
became frustrated by the opportunities denied him.
Secretly killing off his parents resulted in Raymond
being the beneficiary and going to law school. Set-
ting up Raymond for the mob only got Raymond
killed and Walter badly beaten when he tried to
keep the mob boss from moving in on Alice, whom
Walter desired. Is it any wonder all these frustrations
would lead him to hole up in that local junkyard,
build a terrifying suit of armor and wreaking ven-
geance, becoming a dreaded crime lord?
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Radar Man is the inventor of the team, the scientist
and genius. With the suit of armor, he also becomes
the brick. He can stand toe-to-toe against most foes
in a battle, but out of his suit, his skills and advan-
tages provide him with other ways to be useful.
Adventure Seeds
The mob Raymond helped to bring down, with his
brother’s aid wants revenge. Of course, everyone
knows that Raymond and Radar Man have a close
working relationship, so any revenge they hope to
take must account for a powerful giant robot. Tak-
ing Raymond’s family hostage in their own house
works: Radar Man is unlikely to want to trash his
family’s home (and his own, though the gangsters
won’t know this). Is facing the current threat worth
losing their home in the long run? What if they act
while Walter and Raymond are out at work? Now
Raymond must play for time while Walter sneaks to
find the armor and don it before the gangsters get
wise.
A foe of Radar Man’s (the Buzzbomb Gang or Mid-
night make good choices) develops a radar screen
that nullifies the hero’s primary edge, the ability to
see in almost any condition. How can Walter work
around this weakness? Can he do it in a way that
convinces the criminals that their radar screen is
no good, and convince them to cast it aside in the
future?
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Radar Man PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
8/0 2/0 0 3 2 5 2 0
Powers Offense
Radar Armor, removable -13 Initiative +2
Powered Physique, Growth 2 (permanent, innate), Im- Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 23 (+4, DC 15 out of
munity 2 (internal air), Protection 9, Enhanced Strength armor)
6, Enhanced Strength 3 (only for lifting) (31 pts)

Defense
Radar Unit, Communication 2 (radio; area, selec-
tive), Senses 11 (accurate ranged Radio, extended Dodge 4 Fortitude 6/4
1, counters illusion, counters all concealment) (23 Parry 4 Toughness 11/0
pts) Will 6

Rocket Boots, Flight 6 (120 mph), Flight 3 (Fades; COMPLICATIONS

boosted up to 1,000 mph) (15 pts)
ADVANTAGES
Benefit 1 (Security Clearance—U.S. Navy), Close
Attack 2, Interpose, Inventor, Ranged Attack 3
SKILLS
Close Combat (Radar Armor) 4 (+6), Expertise
(Science) 6 (+11), Expertise (Engineering) 6 (+11),
Insight 3 (+5), Intimidation 0 (+1), Investigation 4
(+9), Perception 6 (+8), Technology 7 (+12)
Armor: Walter has no innate powers, just a genius
intellect. The armor runs on electric capacitors.
While it can last for hours, they do occasionally
run down. This original version of the armor is
also eight feet tall, limiting him in small places and
keeping him from being able to do fine work or
manipulate small items while wearing the suit.
Family: Walter is loyal to his brother and his family,
and becomes Radar Man to help Raymond’s efforts
as DA.

Motivation—Recognition: Walter wants to prove

himself and his exceptional engineering.

Secret Identity: Walter needs to hide his identity

from everyone, to protect his brother and family
from reprisals by enemies of Radar Man, and also to
give his brother deniability in Radar Man’s activi-
ties.

Power Points: Abilities 24 + Powers 56 + Advantages 8 + Skills 18 + Defenses 14 = 120 points

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TROUBLESHOOTER
Female, 20, 5’8”, 175 lbs., green eyes, chestnut brown hair
Really: Katherine Landon
A part of: the Vanguard of America
Based out of: Houston, Texas
Active during: the Golden Age
Worked as: a dutiful daughter at first; after the War,
she’ll become a private investigator
Looks: Katherine Landon is a lovely young woman
with chestnut brown hair hanging loose past her
shoulders, and warm green eyes. She is tanned,
healthy and athletic, with a cheerful face and ever-
present smile. When dressed up as Troubleshooter,
she affects an “urban cowgirl” look with a heavy red
shirt, brown vest, and dark blue jodhpurs, though
she preferred red swashbuckler boots to the typical
cowboy boots. She wore a red half-mask to disguise
herself, with a bandanna and hat to complete the
look.
bad guys and the law both, and didn’t stop after her
father was cleared. People loved her devil-may-care
attitude. Troubleshooter became a local hero despite
misgivings by city officials, and the older male soci-
ety she rankled.
Roger Carlsbad, a private detective, crossed paths
with Troubleshooter on several occasions. Over the
years, the two of them brought in a number of law-
breakers. Eventually, Katie revealed her identity to
Roger, the only person she trusted with the knowl-
edge. Together, Troubleshooter and Roger faced
some of the worst that Houston, Texas, and occa-
sionally the whole of the U.S. had to throw at them.

Known History: Katie Landon was the classic tom-

boy. Her father Hughe never had any sons (in fact,
Katie was an only child), and she grew up eager to
prove that she could take on anything a boy could.
Katie felt inspired by her Customs Officer father to
become an officer of the law as well. Being a woman
in that time, it wasn’t going to happen, not as a real
law officer. She’d get to write some parking tickets,
or direct school children across streets; all impor-
tant work, but not what she had envisioned. All her
training and preparation sat going to waste...until
Hughe came under investigation for corruption and
smuggling.
Inspired by the fellow Texan hero Cowboy Com-
mando, Katie donned a makeshift costume, hitched
up a gun belt and took to the Houston sea port,
streets and alleys as the Troubleshooter, to bring to
justice the criminals framing her father. She had too
much fun doing it too; she made fools out of the
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Psychology: Troubleshooter is a dynamo of energy tried to stand up to such a strong woman.

and optimism. She loves her life as an adventuress,
and enjoys showing the world that a woman can
make the cut. She will never walk if she can run,
Campaign Use
Troubleshooter is an example of the super-normal
never run if she can leap, and if she can swing across
with a theme. She has no real powers, and doesn’t
the skies through a heavy window and rain shat-
even have a device that sets her apart from the
tered glass over criminals, she couldn’t be happier.
other heroes. Instead, her uniqueness stems from
As Katie, she is still a bright, cheerful woman, but
her “urban cowgirl” gimmick. She’s also the “cheer
restrains herself for her father’s sake. She is listless
officer” of the Vanguard, never without a smile,
in this age though, with no career options that she’s
or a positive thought, and always looking for fun
interested in pursuing. She trained herself to be a
and vibrant ways to fight villainy. She’s a big sister
crime-fighter; denied the avenues of police work or
character, supportive, caring and sweet. In combat,
federal agency, she pretends to be a socialite looking
she’s a ranged specialist, with a vast number of ways
for a husband, while secretly bounding across the
to attack at a distance.
Houston skyline as the urban gunslinger.

Known Abilities: Katie Landon had no special Adventure Seeds

powers when she was Troubleshooter. She had
trained her body to be a champion athlete, very
agile and with plenty of stamina, but all within
normal human limits. Troubleshooter was an in-
credible shot with all manner of firearms, one of the
best sharpshooters of her time. She also possessed
great skill with the lariat, and could be a danger-
ous foe even unarmed. Her horse, Sun Devil, was a
particularly smart example of his species, and their
fiery spirits made many local criminals quake in fear
whenever they heard hoof beats.
On the other hand: a life of denial because of
one’s gender can really frustrate someone. There
are worlds where Katie trained herself to make her
father proud, but stymied by the law, and without
backing from Hughe, that bitterness drove the
woman to become a different kind of Trouble-
shooter. Dedicated to having a good time at the
expense of a repressive, uncaring society, this woman
would look and act very similar, but would steal
from anyone to show the world how capable she
was. A partnership with the Lariat would lead to a
husband-and-wife team that scares the law-abiding
world. This Katie becomes more aggressive, more
callous and uncaring. She might never murder
someone, but she wouldn’t care much if someone
died due to her actions, and woe betide Lariat if he
Horse thieves! Can Troubleshooter save the day
when her own noble steed is the target of a scheme
to counterfeit racing horses and then kill them for
profit? Whose side is the Lariat on when he arrives
on the scene, apparently trying to bring the rustlers
in himself? Why? And how will Roger feel if the
criminal starts making passes at his super-heroine?
Can this adventure ask any more questions?
The Four Suits Gang is out to make the biggest
score of their card-themed careers, by rigging, con-
ning or outright stealing the million dollar prize
money from the Ol’ Miss Poker Tourney. Trouble-
shooter has to leave Sun Devil behind as she steps
aboard the Ol’ Miss steamboat and pit her own wits
against some of the best thieves and expert card
sharks of her day, all while dealing with Roger and
his romantic inclinations!
Customization Notes
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Troubleshooter PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 4 6 3 4 0 3 2
EQUIPMENT Offense
Gunbelt, 11 pt. array Initiative +10
Hunting Rifle, ranged Damage 5, 19-20
Six-shooter, ranged Damage 4, 20 Bolas +11, Dodge DC 14
Lariat, Improved Grab, Improved Trip, Reach 4 Lariat +10, Improved Grab or Improved Trip up to
Bolas, Snare 4, Dodge 14 20’ away
Swing Line, Movement-swinging Rifle +11, Toughness DC 20, Critical 18-20
Six-Shooter +11, Toughness DC 19, Critical 19-20
Binoculars, Flashlight, Handcuffs, Multitool Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 17
Brass Knuckles, Damage 1 (str-based, sewn into (16 without brass knuckles)
gloves)
Automobile, Size M, Str 5, Spd 5, Def 8, Tough 8 Defense
Dodge 9 Fortitude 9
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+11), Athletics 4 (+5), Close Combat Parry 9 Toughness 7/4
(Lariat) 4 (+8), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+8), Will 6
Expertise (Riding, Agl-based) 4 (+10), Expertise
(Streetwise) 6 (+6), Insight 5 (+8), Investigation 6 COMPLICATIONS
(+6), Perception 5 (+8), Ranged Combat (Bolas) 6 Liberated: Being Troubleshooter allows her to
(+9), Ranged Combat (Guns) 6 (+9), Stealth 3 (+9), be free with herself. She’s vivacious, outspoken in
Vehicles 4 (+7) women’s rights, and very flirtatious, reveling in be-
ing sexy away from her father’s direct supervision.
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack Motivation—Thrills: Katie grew up with exciting
2, Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 6, Favored Foe stories of her father and father’s father, and father’s
(Smugglers), Improved Aim, Improved Critical 2 grandfather, as well as reading about the Cowboy
(1 w/Handguns, 1 with Rifles), Improved Initiative Commando and his daring exploits. She lives to feel
1, Minion 3 (horse), Power Attack, Precise Attack 1 the adrenaline rush of fighting criminals and escap-
(Ranged Cover), Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 2 ing danger, feeling it brings her closer to her idols.

MINIONS Secret Identity: She keeps her true identity a secret

Sun Devil, Horse: Str 2, Sta 3, Agl 2, Dex 1, Fgt 4, from everyone, especially for her father’s sake, since
Int -3, Awa 2, Pre 0; Skills: Close Combat (hooves) he’s still an officer of the law. Even in the Vanguard,
2 (+6), Perception 2 (+4); Powers: Senses 1 (Low- she doesn’t reveal who she is, since some of them are
light vision), Speed 4 (25 mph), Strike 2 (str-based) connected to the government.
Offense: +2 Initiative, Hooves +6 (Damage 4)
Defenses: Dodge 5, Parry 4, Fort 4, Tough 3, Will
2; Total 35 points

Power Points: Abilities 46 + Advantages 27 + Skills 31 + Defenses 16 = 120

TITLE: PG: 35

Heroes from The PulpS

Before the Golden Age, there were the roots of the super-hero to be
found in myths, tall tales, parables, adventure novels, Victorian ‘penny
dreadfuls’ and more. All these various seeds found a particularly fertile
soil in the magazine stories called “the pulps,” cheaply produced enter-
tainment that fed a public hungry for all manner of exciting tales of ad-
venture, horror, crime and more. Some of the most popular characters to
inhabit this world of action were heroes and anti-heroes that would give
a foundation for the comic book heroes to come. Most often unpowered,
though usually of peak human ability, some of them bordered on the su-
perhuman, and most either utilized and/or battled against super-science,
mysticism and the weird.

This early “Pulp Age” is represented by the three characters that follow.
Cowboy Commando, Haymaker Jake and Professor Hugo Hereafter are
‘mystery men’ and adventurers of the generation just before the Golden
Age. They remain semi-active, despite their advanced years, and provide
mentoring and advice to their successors. While they never accept an of-
ficial membership in the Vanguard of America, others consider them at
least honorary members, and the team looks up to them as role models.

Due to their greater experience in the timeline of the assumed campaign,

they’ve been provided for a default 150 point/PL 10 game, despite the
way Vanguard has been built at a lower “Golden Age” level. They are bal-
anced for use as player characters, however. If it’s preferred to make them
lower or higher level, then it’s easy enough to just increase those stats that
directly affect Attack and Damage bonuses, and their Defenses. Even
Prof. Hereafter doesn’t need to see his devices changed up that much,
unless it’s an all-supernatural campaign. For standard Golden Age adven-
tures, He can stand to get some more combat ability. Increase Strength
and Stamina, Agility and Fighting for each of these three, put some
points into Dodge and Parry if necessary, and play around with different
kinds of combat Advantages and Close or Ranged Combat skills until
they meet the needs of the game.
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COWBOY COMMANDO
Male, 50, 5’9”, 185 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair (graying temples)
Really: Cody Haynes Once home, the call to action kept nagging at him.
A part of: the Vanguard of America (reservist) One way or another, he found himself regularly
Based out of: New York City, New York heading back out into the world to battle mad-
Worked as: a rancher men, hunt monsters and stop evil. Each time, his
Active during: the Golden Age reputation grew, with books and magazines telling
his tales (or making them up wholesale), and more
Looks: Cody Haynes is a lanky man with blond movies were released depicting his life. He took it
hair, blue eyes and an infectious smile. On adven- all in stride, but was thinking about hanging up the
tures he wears a standard U.S. Army combat uni- six-shooters when the government paid him a visit.
form circa 1918, topped with a rakishly tilted black There were these new masked heroes, they said, and
cowboy hat. they’d feel much more comfortable if a trusted per-
son like the Cowboy Commando kept tabs on the
Known History: Growing up, Cody Haynes had situation. Cody just did what he always did when
the run of his parents’ Wyoming ranch. He was duty called: strapped on the guns and did the job.
taught to ride, care for animals, shoot guns, rope
steers; and through it all, to be responsible and
productive.
Like a wild mustang, young Cody loved running
off to do his own thing. Not toward the big city like
many, but into the open spaces. Cody made friends
among a group of Arapaho Indians, who taught him
to track and hunt and live off the land.
For his thirteenth birthday, Cody was given a pair
of colt six-shooters that once belonged to his grand-
father, a marshal. Life was disrupted when America
entered World War I, and the patriotic Cody im-
mediately volunteered for the Army.
Cody quickly learned to dislike the carnage of
war, but he never shirked his duty. As the months
passed, he took a number of daring risks to keep his
squad safe and beat back the Germans. His exploits
became headlines back home, and then Hollywood
released a film called The Cowboy Commando to
great acclaim. As his fame grew, his superiors de-
cided to move him out of the front lines and back
home; for propaganda, and to get the often-insub-
ordinate soldier out of their hair. Cody fought the
effort tooth and nail, famously claiming, “I’d rather
fight for the Hun then be some blowhard!”
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Psychology: Cody Haynes is an outstanding cham-
pion of the American Dream. He knows first-hand
that America has a lot of work to do to live up to
the ideals of the Constitution, but he remains a
patriot. Cody’s ahead of his time, believing in equal-
ity for women and minorities. Cody is very friendly,
quick to smile and eager to shake hands with a new
person. He’s ready to let others prove themselves to
him before he judges, and this has helped make him
well-loved by his fellows and the public at large.
Adventure Seeds
Cowboy Commando investigates reports of ter-
rible monsters coming down from the mountains
of a nearby town. He’s quickly outnumbered and
calls on the heroes for help. As they investigate
the situation, they’ll discover that the monsters are
transformed miners who have accidentally opened
up a terrible curse, or tapped into a mad scientist’s
latest experiment. Regardless of the source, they are
wreaking havoc, and the heroes must figure out how
to reverse the effects and seal the danger away.

Known Abilities: Cowboy Commando is a normal
man in great condition despite his age, and one of
the premier marksmen of the day. He’s also very
good at melee combat, riding and anything out-
doorsy.
On the other hand: In another timeline, Cody
returned from the war to find his father’s ranch had
been stolen in an unscrupulous land deal. Enraged
after a failed court battle, Cody turned vigilante and
swore vengeance against those who did the deed.
Now he stalks the west, a lone wolf out to even the
score against the robber barons ruining his country,
ready to shed blood in his quest for justice.
Cody gets a desperate call from an old flame: the
ghost of an Indian medicine man is terrorizing her
small village. Several people have already disap-
peared and others are moving out while they still
can. Cody’s suspicious about the details however,
and with the heroes’ help, uncovers a plot by an old
enemy to dig up hidden wealth. The villain is using
the ghost’s disguise to frighten people away. He’ll
get away with it too, if not for the meddling heroes!
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
Cowboy Commando is the older father figure with
a wise word and firm hand, ready to catch the new
kid on the block and help him understand where
things went wrong. He’s a capable adventurer still,
though his ability could be dropped to play up his
age. He’s a daring man, eager to take the offensive
against the bad guys. He likes trick shots and fights
smart, with or without his firearms. His connec-
tions and resources provide other ways he can help
the rookies, showing them that not all power comes
from a fist, gun or flashy super-power.
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Cowboy Commando PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 5 3 7 5 2 4 2
EQUIPMENT Offense
Armored Jacket, Protection 4 Initiative +3
Binoculars, Flashlight, Gas Mask, Multi-tool, Com- Knife +12, Toughness DC 18, 18-20 critical
mando Knife, 2 Colt six-shooters, Winchester Rifle, Lariat +12, Reflex DC 14 Snare
Lariat (Snare 4, Reach 3, Improved Trip) Pistols +13, Toughness DC 19
Rifle +14, Toughness DC 20, 19-20 critical
The Ranch, Size L Toughness 8 Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 17
Communications, Garage, Grounds (Colossal),
Gym, Infirmary, Living Space, Personnel, Power Defense
System, Security System, Workshop
Dodge 8 Fortitude 10
SKILLS Parry 11 Toughness 9/5
Athletics 5 (+7), Close Combat (Knives) 4 (+9), Will 8
Close Combat (Lariat) 4 (+9), Close Combat (Un-
armed) 4 (+9), Expertise (Military) 5 (+7), Expertise COMPLICATIONS
(Riding) 8 (+10), Expertise (Survival) 7 (+9), In- Enemies: Cody has gathered a great number of
timidation 7 (+9), Investigation 8 (+10), Perception enemies over his years of battling injustice.
4 (+8), Persuasion 7 (+9), Ranged Combat (Guns)
5 (+12), Stealth 5 (+8), Treatment 5 (+7) Motivations—Patriotism: Cody Hale was raised to
believe in the American Dream; rugged individual-
ADVANTAGES ism, frontier justice and helping a neighbor in need.
Benefit 1 (Security Clearance), Close Attack 3, He dislikes anyone who stains that ideal.
Connected, Defensive Attack, Equipment 7, Ex-
traordinary Effort, Favored Environment 2 (Plains, Responsibility: The Cowboy Commando is fa-
Woods), Grabbing Finesse, Improved Aim, Im- mous, regarded as a father figure to the country. As
proved Critical 2 (Knives, Rifles), Inspire, Languag- such, he has trouble turning down any request for
es 2 (French, German), Leadership, Power Attack, help if the cause is just.
Precise Attack 2 (Ranged, Cover and Concealment),
Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 2, Tracking

Power Points: Abilities 60 + Advantages 31 + Skills 39 + Defenses 20 = 150 points

TITLE: PG: 39

HAYMAKER JAKE PEARL

Male, 47, 5’7”, 245 lbs., green eyes, dirty blond hair
Really: Jacob Perlman him to many wild scraps and exotic places, and he
A part of: the Vanguard of America (reservist) met other good people. It’s been a good life. He’s
Based out of: New York City, New York slowed a little as he gets up in years, but he teaches
Worked as: a boxer and adventurer his sweet science to the new masked kids taking up
Active during: the Golden Age the good fight.

Looks: Jacob is a bull of a man in his forties, with

a body built for power. Past his prime, Jake’s barrel
chest is slipping into a stout gut, but make no mis-
take, it’s all hard muscle. He wears low-brow, worn
clothes, with suspenders holding up patched trou-
sers and a bowler that’s seen better days. His face has
that battered look of a professional boxer, but he’s
not really ugly either.

Known History: Jacob Perlman’s youth was spent

in the slums of New York City, lashing out against
an Orthodox Jewish upbringing. By fourteen years
of age, Jacob had quite the misdemeanor record
against him. He might have been heading for worse
if he hadn’t met George Taylor. Taylor was a former
boxer and renowned trainer with an eye for talent,
and that eye saw potential in the angry young man.
It took effort to reach Jacob at first, but within a
year, he’d won his first junior fight and was on his
way to the big time.
As he climbed the professional ranks, “Haymaker”
Jake Pearl (as he called himself ) stumbled across the
crooked side of the sport. A dirty promoter needed
Jake to take a dive in order to clear some debts, and
kidnapped Taylor to get the message across. Jake de-
livered his own message with a left cross that broke
the promoter’s jaw. He and Taylor busted up the
betting ring, but Jake was blacklisted in the process.
After that, Jake worked the wharfs and warehouse
jobs during the day, and dedicated himself to clean-
ing up his streets with those jabs. He eventually
took over Taylor’s gym and put himself out there
to help other kids like himself. His adventures took
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Psychology: Jake is the quintessential tough guy Adventure Seeds

with a heart of gold. He acts all gruff and tough, but
inside he’s a teddy bear. He has compassion for ev-
eryone but the human vultures that peck at peoples’
misery. Jake’s full of life; all hearty claps on the back
and big belly laughs, drinking, smoking and eating
it up. He knows he’s getting old and it only makes
him play harder. He enjoys training the next genera-
tion, and works them hard, getting them ready for
what’s to come. When he goes, Jake wants to go out
a hero, remembered for the good things he’s done.
Known Abilities: Haymaker Jake Pearl is a champi-
on boxer who can still beat people half his age. Out-
side of the ring, he’s got even more fighting moves,
taking out his trusty baseball bat for the really bad
guys. He’s a cagey fighter, and to underestimate his
intelligence is a mistake.
A boy claiming to be Jake’s son shows up and wants
to know where his old man has been all these years.
As Jake tries to adjust, the kid riles up the other
teenagers hanging at the gym; running dice and card
games, vandalizing the neighborhood, and things
are getting out of hand. Is he really Jake’s son? Is he
just rabble-rousing? Or is this all a smokescreen for
a bigger plot?
Jake wakes up to a nightmare: a gauntlet of his
heaviest-hitting enemies lining up to take a swing at
the undisputed champion. Billed as a big event for
the underworld, Jake has to keep fighting before an
audience of hoods, while the heroes have to figure
out he’s even disappeared. Then the race is on to
find the arena, expose the mastermind and save their
mentor!

On the other hand: Haymaker Jake could take

that dive in other timelines. Money is money, and Customization Notes
it buys a lot of nice things, after all. Jake was drawn
into the mob life, just a short jump from boxer to
enforcer. Now he’s in demand as the top mercenary
leg-breaker or bodyguard in the city, and living the
life of Riley.

Campaign Use
Haymaker Jake is the grizzled street-wise mentor,
who’s seen every dirty trick in the book and can tell
the new guys how to avoid them. Jake teaches the
Vanguard members better ways to fight, and maybe
rambles on a bit to any who will listen to his tales of
glory. He’s also the first one to offer a pep talk when
things look their worst. After all, where would he be
now if he’d just laid down back in his youth?
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Haymaker Jake Pearl PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Fighting Stamina Intellect Agility Awareness Dexterity Presence
4 6 5 3 8 1 5 4
Equipment Offense
Baseball Bat, Damage 2 Initiative +5
Unarmed +16, Toughness DC 19
SKILLS (19-20 critical with punches)
Athletics 8 (+12), Close Combat (Unarmed) 6 Baseball Bat +12, Toughness DC 21
(+14), Close Combat (Club) 2 (+10), Deception 6
(+10), Expertise (New York Locations) 10 (+11), Defense
Expertise (Streetwise) 8 (+9), Insight 7 (+12), Dodge 10 Fortitude 12
Intimidation 10 (+14), Investigation 6 (+7), Percep- Parry 12 Toughness 8/6
tion 7 (+12), Stealth 6 (+11), Treatment 4 (+5)
Will 8
ADVANTAGES
COMPLICATIONS
All-out Attack, Assessment, Close Attack, 2, Con-
Honor: Jake won’t fight dirty. He won’t take ad-
tacts, Daze (Deception), Defensive Attack, De-
vantage of a weaker opponent, and he won’t put
fensive Roll 2, Extraordinary Effort, Favored Foe
fighting above the needs of others. It’s a rough street
(pugilists), Improved Critical 1 (Punch), Improved
code he abides by, but he sticks to it tightly.
Defense, Improved Disarm, Power Attack, Redirect,
Skill Mastery 1 (Deception), Takedown, Ultimate
Motivation—Justice: For every good cop, there
Skill 1 (Deception), Ultimate Resistance 1 (Will)
are plenty more willing to look the other way while
innocent men, women and children are victimized.
Not on Jake’s watch.

Power Points: Abilities 72 + Advantages 20 + Skills 40 + Defenses 18 = 150 points

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Professor Hugo Hereafter

Male, 54, 5’10”, 175 lbs., brown eyes, graying brown hair
Really: Doctor Edwin Hugo Wilson
A part of: the Vanguard of America
Based out of: New York City, New York
Worked as: a Vaudeville performer
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Hugo is a slim older man showing the
weight of his fifty-odd years of battling ghosts. His
once-brown mop of hair is graying at the edges and
lines crinkle up the corners of his eyes and mouth.
Hugo dresses as a man before his time, and his
equipment is designed with a delightful fusion of
Victorian brass and crystal with what will become
Fifties sci-fi sleekness.
and his work was discredited, but he didn’t care.
He became a stage magician named Professor Hugo
Hereafter to make money, and to experiment with
his new devices in a publicly acceptable way. Travel-
ling all over the world, he explored the last barrier
of life. What he found were ghosts: many were lost
souls unable to move on, many others had been
evil beings driven to revenge while they lived, and
little changed after death. Prof. Hereafter took up
the crusade of protecting world of the living from
the angry dead, knowing he was the only one who
could. All the while, he continued his search for his
beloved, to give her the ring at last, and let her rest
in peace.

Known History: Doctor Edwin Hugo Wilson

was an eminent man of science, respected among
his peers for early theories on atomic energy. Had
he continued on this scientific path, Hugo’s name
would be up there with the other greats of this
period. Then suddenly, Edwin threw himself into
paranormal research, tossing aside the hard sciences
to pursue occult quackery. Why would he throw
away such a future?
Mary Vinter, Edwin’s true love. They were child-
hood sweethearts with a love that only deepened
over the years (I guess it really does happen). Edwin
worked hard to put himself through school, to live
up to Mary’s image of him as a brilliant researcher.
He also wanted to give her the ring he knew she
wanted. Finally, after graduating early, after saving
and scrimping for years, he was ready to propose
when a car crash took her life. He never got to say
good-bye, and with that lost moment an adventurer
was born.
Edwin threw himself into psychical research,
exploring the spirit world. He developed his theories
and equipment, then began his first hesitant forays
into the great beyond. His peers laughed at him,
TITLE: PG: 43

Psychology: Hugo is like the grandfather you wish Adventure Seeds

you had. He is kind and considerate, with a twinkle
in his eye that lets you know that getting into harm-
less mischief is sometimes important. Despite the
biggest tragedy of his life, Hugo is upbeat and hope-
ful. He is the voice of reason among his peers and
is quick to point out when someone’s not thinking
straight. After all, he’s had plenty of experience with
not thinking straight; it is the basis for his whole
career.
Known Abilities: Professor Hereafter is a genius
who has developed a whole new science, no mat-
ter what the naysayers declare. His technological
achievements can’t be denied, and his brain is his
greatest weapon. He’s a thinker and planner, armed
with tremendous scientific and occult knowledge.
Villains are committing out-of-character crimes
across the city, and as the heroes struggle to contain
the outbreak, Prof. Hereafter uncovers multiple
breaches of the veil. Are the ghosts of long-dead
criminals possessing today’s villains? Why are they?
Why in such numbers? Have Hugo’s ghostly en-
emies united in a League of the Afterlife, or is there
another malevolent mind behind the plot?
After a long showdown, our heroes and villain end
up scrapping in a scrapyard. How will they react
when they find themselves assaulted by ghostly
forces along with mechanical dangers? And how will
Hugo hold up when he finds Mary’s crashed car in
the center of it all?

On the other hand: Doctor Wilson may not take Customization Notes
the loss of his love so well. With the right science
at his command, he’d pierce the veil between living
and dead and use it to try and restore Mary, only to
find his proposal rejected. Spurned and heartbro-
ken, this Prof. Hereafter comes to use ghosts as his
private army, determined to bring the world of the
living to heel for denying him. Only Mary stands
in his way, using her own undead powers to try and
stop him.

Campaign Use
Hugo Hereafter is the elderly gentleman, aristocratic
in dress and formal in manners, harkening to an
ideal of an earlier age. He is also the kindly grand-
father, offering a comforting shoulder and advice
when things get tough. He fills the niche of occult
expert but as a scientist instead of a wizard. His sto-
ry is rife with potential drama, and his connection
to Ghost Boy provides more emotional depth. For
more traditional Golden Age adventures, consider
increasing his combat ability.
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Professor Hugo Hereafter PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 3 6 2 3 6 2
Powers Offense
Psychical Weapons, 12 pt. array, easily removable Initiative +3
-4 Ectoplasmic Netting +10, Will DC 20
Ectoplasmic Netting, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Will, Hin- Psychical Disruptor +10, Toughness DC 25
dered and Impaired/Disabled and Immobile; Affects In- Unarmed +5, Toughness DC 15
substantial 2, Extra Condition; Limited to Two Degrees,
Limited-Paranormal creatures) (12 pts)
Psychical Disruptor, ranged Damage 10 (Affects Insub- Defense
stantial 2; Limited-Paranormal creatures) (1 pt) Dodge 13/8 Fortitude 6
Ghost Images, Enhanced Defenses 10 (Dodge +5, Parry
+5) (1 pt) Parry 12/7 Toughness 7/2
Will 13
Spirit Glass, Senses 5 (extended range Detect
Ghosts, Counter Invisibility; easily removable -2) (3 COMPLICATIONS
pts) Motivation—Responsibility: Professor Hereafter
feels he’s responsible for keeping the living world
Psychical Research, Variable 2 (Limited-paranor- safe from the ghosts and ghouls that threaten it.
mal creatures, Slow, Removable -2) (8 pts)
Obsession—Mary: Hugo is determined to make
SKILLS contact with the spirit of his dear departed Mary,
Athletics 5 (+5), Deception 9 (+11), Expertise (Para- and bends every ounce of his scientific and occult
normal) 8 (+11), Expertise (Science) 9 (+12), Exper- knowledge towards that goal.
tise (Theology) 7 (+10), Insight 5 (+11), Investiga-
tion 6 (+9), Perception 4 (+10), Ranged Combat Ward: Professor Hereafter’s nephew, taking on the
(Gadgets) 4 (+10), Sleight of Hand 8 (+14), Stealth role of Ghost Boy, was accidentally empowered by
4 (+7), Technology 9 (+12) the professor. He feels duty-bound to look after
him in his fledgling career.
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 4, Connected, Defensive Roll 5,
Fascinate (Deception), Favored Foes (Ghosts), Im-
proved Aim, Improved Defense, Improvised Tools,
Inventor, Skill Mastery 2 (Deception, Technology),
Ultimate Skill 2 (Deception, Technology), Well-
Informed

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 21 + Advantages 21 + Skills 39 + Defenses 21 = 150 points

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Villains
of The
Golden Age
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BUZZBOMB GANG
Roster “Dare” Devlin O’Caine, Max Gable; Lucky, Louie and Lefty, and others as needed
Leader: Dare Devlin and Max Gable share lead- Resources
ership duties, as is proper in a meritocracy. Dare The Buzzbomb Gang currently lacks for resources
Devlin is the leader when they plot to advance their outside of what they can acquire for Devlin’s latest
cause to build a new world, while Max is in charge devices, and the flight packs. However, there’s no
when the group has to carry out more common telling when they’ll be back up to full power, and
crimes in order to pay for Devlin’s vision. Devlin is already designing and gathering funds for
a newer, more potent Sky Fortress, given below.
History: The Buzzbomb Gang was originally born
as the Balloon Bombers, organized by the duo of Sky Fortress (Equipment 4)
Devlin and Max. Dedicated to putting Devlin’s Size Huge, Toughness 10
fortunes, genius and inventions toward establishing Features: Communications, Computation Machines,
a new world order of intellectual supremacy, merito- Concealed 2 (+15 DC), Defense System (Heavy Ma-
cratic promotion and global harmony, the Balloon chine Guns +8, multiattack ranged Damage 6), Flight 8
(500 mph; Defenseless target), Gym, Hangar, Infirmary,
Bombers would travel the globe in their Sky For-
Isolated (airship), Laboratory, Living Space, Personnel,
tress, an advanced airship of giant size. They would Power System, Workshop (20 pts)
target various regions of the world, usually smaller,
unstable nations that would provide them a politi-
cal stepping stone to bringing this vision about. Customization Notes
The Balloon Bombers developed a large following,
believing in the great cause, and dedicated to its
founders. In time, Devlin found jet power and built
the first of the flight packs, renaming their group
the Buzzbombers.
But they were regularly defeated, often by narrow
margins, by the mystery men and adventurers of
the earlier age, most frequently Cody Haynes the
Cowboy Commando, and Haymaker Jake. These
defeats caused the group to retreat and rebuild, of-
ten losing a number of resources, including at least
two Sky Fortresses. This drained Devlin’s fortunes,
and eventually led to their current state. Things
aren’t completely hopeless however, for the new age
of heroes are unprepared for an entire team of high
flying burglars and robbers, able to swoop in fast
and disappear into the clouds. Max is a talented
criminal planner, and their successes are rebuilding
the group’s coffers. Devlin has even begun to plot
new attempts to bringthe world to his philosophy,
one way or the other.
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“Dare” Devlin
Male, 45, 5’7”, 160 lbs., green eyes, light brown hair
Really: Devlin O’Caine
Leader of: The Buzzbomb Gang
Based out of: Los Angeles, California
Worked as: an inventor and world conqueror
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Dare Devlin is a middle aged man with
brown hair and green eyes. He wears a leather
jacket, boots and a helmet with goggles. A large
jetpack is strapped to his back with control handles
hanging over his shoulders.
Known History; Devlin O’Caine was always a bril-
liant person. There were so many things he could
master by the time he was ready for junior high,
that he knew there were better things for him than
just slaving like his father in a warehouse, or even
applying his intelligence to some capitalist’s vision
of “work-for-hire”.
Of course, he would quickly be brought back
down to earth when the local kids grew too angry
with his brilliance and high-minded belief in the in-
tellect being all. That is, until the day he found Max
Gable to protect him. It was a business arrangement
at first; Devlin did Max’s schoolwork so he could
focus on his boxing career. On the other hand, over
time, these two found common interests to bond
over. Max was bullied by teachers, criminals, and
other professionals who looked down on the boxer
as a dumb thug, as much as Devlin was looked
down upon as a useless egghead. Both men knew
that there was a place for each in a proper society,
one that allowed true merit to rise to the top.
When Devlin inherited a fortune from a like-
minded relative, the two of them went to work
immediately. Devlin developed the very first “bal-
loon pack” to allow them to attack from above, and
reach targets much better guarded from ground
level. Devlin took the lead of the “Balloon Bomb-
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ers” gang he and Max built up, launching numerous
plots against weakened states around the world in
an attempt to acquire an initial foothold, where they
could then build a utopian meritocratic civiliza-
tion. These attempts were foiled by other heroes and
mystery men of the day, most often the Cowboy
Commando.
Over time, Devlin’s fortunes dwindled away as
they were used up in scheme after scheme. As they
ran out of money, Max began to take over the
group. Maybe Max didn’t know how to conquer
countries, and so deferred to Devlin there, but now
they needed money and he knew how to knock over
banks. Operating under this meritocratic philoso-
phy, Devlin stepped aside for the time being. He
continued to refine their devices, developing their
flight pack and giving birth to the Buzzbomb Gang
as they confronted a new age of heroes.
Psychology: Devlin O’Caine believes completely
in a world where people work where they fit best,
offering their use to advancing society, and where
the best at whatever they do rise to command their
inferiors. Of course, intellectuals need to rule such
a world, and Devlin, being the smartest, is the most
fit to be ultimate authority. He doesn’t look down
on any role, they’re all necessary for a well-function-
ing society. He trusts Max above all others, the two
of them being best friends from childhood.
Known Abilities: “Dare” Devlin has no super-
powers but is extremely intelligent and has fully
mastery of his jetpack and various other gimmicks
that assist the Buzzbomb Gang in their crimes.
He is a master of gadgetry and is always modify-
ing or inventing some new technology to help him
pull off his crimes. The real thing that makes him
formidable is that you can never count him out of
anything. If you ever get into your head that there is
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something that he can’t do or wouldn’t do because it
is too crazy or daring, you’ve already made your last
mistake.
On the other hand: Sometimes things do work
out and, in another time, Devlin received acco-
lades and wealth from his jetpack development.
Jet troops proved invaluable in ending the Second
World War early and he was able to commercialize
his invention. Now everyone has their own personal
jetpack and cars are a quaint reminder of a bygone
age. Buildings now make skyscrapers seem small as
anybody can just fly up to whatever floor they need
without the use of a elevator.
Campaign Use
Devlin is the leader of the Buzzbomb Gang. He
is also a technocrat who believes in a merit based
society in which the intelligent assume positions of
power because they are better suited to rule O’Caine
is a hard man to gain the loyalty of - the only
person he trusts implicitly is Max Gable.
If engaged in combat, Devlin will
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first try to get airborne and hit his targets at range.
If people start getting too close, he will take the bet-
ter part of valor.
Adventure Seeds
Dare Devlin and his Buzzbomb Gang plan on
hijacking a cargo plane in flight. It is carrying a
priceless museum exhibit of paintings to its next
location. The pilot has just enough time to radio
a warning before communication is cut off. The
heroes are called out to bring in the gang and make
sure that nothing happens to the paintings.
Lefty, Lucky and Louie of the Buzzbomb Gang has
been captured and are on their way to be booked
at the police station. Max and Devlin managed to
escape. Instead of retreating to lick their wounds,
they plan on swooping down and freeing their com-
panions from the car. This is a daring stroke and the
heroes are going to be called out again to deal with
a group they believed were defeated and broken for
a little while.
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“Dare” Devlin PL 8/119 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 2 4 0 5 4 2
Powers Offense
Jet Pack, Flight 6 (distracting, removable -1) (5 Initiative +2
pts) Gadget +8 close combat, +10 ranged, save variable

What New Deviltry This Time?, Variable 5 (Affects Defense

Others; Slow, Check Required-Technology DC 16,
Removable -5) (24 pts)
EQUIPMENT
As a member of the Buzzbomb Gang
SKILLS
Acrobatics 3 (+5), Athletics 2 (+2), Close Combat
(Gadgets) 4 (+4), Deception 3 (+5), Expertise (Sci-
ence) 5 (+10), Expertise (Politics) 4 (+9), Perception
3 (+7), Persuasion 2 (+4), Ranged Combat (Gad-
gets) 4 (+8), Technology 6 (+11)
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 4, Defensive Roll 4, Eidetic Memory,
Equipment 4, Improvised Tools, Inventor, Jack-of-
All-Trades, Ranged Attack 2, Teamwork, Ultimate
Technology
Dodge 6 Fortitude 5
Parry 4 Toughness 6/2
Will 8
COMPLICATIONS
Frustrated: Devlin is forced to admit that his own
fortunes have been depleted by defeat in the group’s
past. He accepts the fact that his partner Max is the
better bank robber, and puts his full efforts into
these crimes to rebuild their funds. The purpose
of these funds, however, are to give him back his
chance to save the world and rebuild it as a proper
technocratic meritocracy. This often leaks out on
these petty jobs, when he is frustrated by being a
common crook, along with trying to keep the
group from spending too much money on lesser
delights.
Motivation - Technocrat: O’Caine is a fer-
vent believer that those of superior intelli-
gence will rule over the common masses. He
has the vision to see this accomplished, and
pits his devices and schemes to this great end.

Power Points: Abilities 38 + Powers 29 + Advantages 20 + Skills 18 + Defenses 15 = 119 points

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Max Gable
Male, 35, 6’1”, 200 lbs., brown eyes, bald
Leader of: the Buzzbomb Gang
Based out of: Los Angeles, California
Worked as: a boxer and world conqueror, now a
bank robber
Active: during the Golden Age
Looks: Max Gable has the physique that leads you
to believe that he could go a full twelve rounds now
if he wanted to. He clocks in at over six feet tall and
is as solid as a brick wall. His shaved head only adds
to his intimidating presence.
Known History: Max didn’t get in a lot of trouble
when he was growing up as none dared challenge
him. As he got older, he found that his physical
prowess made him ideally suited for sports. Max was
the star tackle of his high school football team.
Max enlisted in the Navy and served the war
aboard a battleship. It was during his tour that he
was introduced to boxing and he took to it like he
had been in training all his life. He returned to the
States after his tour was up and took up boxing pro-
fessionally. Max quickly tore through the amateur
ranks with help from a great trainer and he was soon
fighting in the big leagues - the heavyweight divi-
sion. He would have done just as well there but his
manager had problems finding anyone who would
fight the big man. No fights mean no money and
soon Max was desperate for any paying work.
That work was provided by “Dare” Devlin
O’Caine. He had plans to rob several high rise
penthouses with his balloon packs. They were suc-
cessful and, after several jobs, the two men became
friends. The money was so good that Devlin was
able to build several jet packs to replace the clumsy
and slow moving balloons. Max is happy to be the
muscle as long as the money keeps coming. He has
absolute faith in Devlin and doesn’t question even
the most bizarre schemes.
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Psychology: Max Gable worships at the altar of
greenbacks. He is concerned with money first and
the gang second. He is loyal to Devlin and readily
accepts him as a leader. Max also takes great plea-
sure in hitting things. It allows him to assert his
physical dominance over others.
Known Abilities: Max is a formidable hand-to-
hand combatant for someone who does not have
superpowers. As his leg breaking work with orga-
nized crime took off, Max realized that bare fists, no
matter how strong, sometime required a big stick or
a gat.
On the other hand: In another timeline, Max
Gable stepped in to take over Haymaker Jake’s role
of hero after Jake suffered injuries that ended his he-
roics. Max had fought Jake when he was just start-
ing in the heavyweights. Jake had been drummed
out of boxing for years but Max was eager to spar
with him. He idolized Pearlman.
Campaign Use
Max is the bruiser of the Buzzbomb Gang. In a
group that relies on mobility and smarts, Max is
there when those things fail. He is purely in it for
the money and refuses to act like a common thug.
Max tries to close as quickly as possible to start wail-
ing away with his iron hands. If he is outnumbered
or outclassed, he will escape with his jet pack.
Adventure Seed
While in prison Max organizes a prison riot that
quickly overtakes the prison. Max has gotten word
that he needs to be in the yard at three o’clock so
the rest of the Buzzbomb Gang can jet in with a
spare pack for him to escape. The heroes need to
quell the riot and prevent Max from getting away.
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Max Gable PL 10/105 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 4 4 2 6 0 3 4
Powers Offense
Iron Hands, Damage 5 (Str-based) (5 pts) Initiative +8
Iron Hands +12, Toughness DC 23
Jet Pack, Flight 6 (Distracting, Removable -1) (5
pts) Defense
Dodge 6 Fortitude 6
Leather Hide, Protection 4 (4 pts) Parry 8 Toughness 8
EQUIPMENT Will 5
As a member of the Buzzbomb Gang
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Honor: Max might be a crook but that doesn’t
Athletics 6 (+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 6 (+12), mean that he has to stoop to dirty fighting. Max
Close Combat (clubs) 4 (+10), Deception 2 (+6), always fights fair and like a man. His past career as
Expertise (Sports world) 4 (+4), Insight 3 (+6), a feared and honest boxer still make him hold to the
Intimidation 5 (+9), Perception 4 (+7), Persuasion rules of honorable combat.
5 (+9), Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 (+6), Vehicles 3
(+5) Motivation - Greed: While Max admires Devlin
O’Caine for his intelligence, it is the money that
ADVANTAGES keeps him in the Buzzbomb Gang.
All-Out Attack, Assessment, Defensive Attack,
Improved Critical 2 (18-20 with unarmed attacks),
Improved Initiative 1, Power Attack, Takedown 1

Power Points: Abilities 52 + Powers 14 + Advantages 8 + Skills 23 + Defenses 8 = 105 points

The Flunkies
Lucky, Lefty and Louie are the regular flunkies of
the Buzzbomb Gang. Back when the group followed
Devlin’s plans to create their utopia, there were
many more followers, and they tended to be more
loyal and fanatical about the cause. As the group
suffered defeats, the number of followers dwindled
along with Dare Devlin’s other resources. Currently,
the bank-robbing Buzzbomb Gang needs to be large
enough to make off with plenty of money, but small
enough to strike fast and move quickly, thus only
recruiting three followers at a time. Max worries less
about philosophical zealotry, and more about skilled
criminals willing to do the job at hand. Regardless
of the actual person hired, Devlin and Max can’t be
bothered to learn the names of their rotating group
of lackeys, and now, whoever is brought in gets the
nickname Lucky (for the ‘face’ man of the team),
Lefty (for the leg-breaking thug), and Louie (the
gunsel).
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Lucky, Lefty, Louie PL4,6,5/67 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
Lucky
2 3 2 2 3 0 3 1
Lefty
3 3 2 2 4 0 2 0
Louie
2 3 3 3 3 0 2 0

Powers Offense
Jet Pack, Flight 6 (Distracting, Removable -1) (5 Lucky: Initiative +2, Light Pistol +6, Toughness
pts) DC 18; Unarmed +6, Toughness DC 17
Lefty: Initiative +2, Light Pistol +6, Toughness DC
EQUIPMENT 18, Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 18
As a member of the Buzzbomb Gang Louie: Initiative +3, Heavy Pistol +7, Toughness
DC 19; Unarmed +6, Toughness DC 17
ADVANTAGES
Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 2, Improvised Weap- Defense
ons, Precise Attack 2 (ranged and close cover), Set- Lucky
up 2, Teamwork Dodge 5 Fortitude 5
Parry 6 Toughness 5/3
Lucky:Attractive 1
Will 5
Lefty: Power Attack
Louie:Move-by Action
Lefty
SKILLS Dodge 5 Fortitude 5
Acrobatics 2 (+4), Athletics 2 (+4), Close Combat Parry 7 Toughness 5/3
(Unarmed) 3 (+6), Expertise (Streetwise) 3 (+3), Will 4
Perception 2 (+4), Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 (+6),
Stealth 2 (+4) Louie
Dodge 6 Fortitude 5
Lucky: Deception 2 (+3/+5), Perception 2 (+5), Parry 6 Toughness 5/3
Persuasion 2 (+3/+5)
Will 4
Lefty: Athletics 4 (+7), Close Combat (Unarmed) 5
(+9)
Louie: Acrobatics 6 (+9), Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 COMPLICATIONS
(+7), Stealth 2 (+5) Motivation - Wealth: The Buzzbombers are purely
concerned with getting rich through daring robber-
ies.

Power Points: 32 +Powers 5 +Advantages 9 +Skills 11 +Defenses 10 = 67 points

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Dart
Male, 26, 5’7”, 165 lbs., Blue eyes, Brown hair
Really: Daniel Culver
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: Denver, Colorado
Worked as: a criminal
Looks: Dart is an average sized man with an athletic
build and blue eyes. He wears a purple full-body
costume with a bold yellow stripe down the both
arms and legs to similarly colored thick soled boots
and gloves. A bandolier of darts is slung across his
chest.
Active during: the Golden Age
burns out, leaving him a normal guy. He really
is beginning to regret his killing of the scientist
because the man might have been able to improve
him.
The Dart has quickly become the arch-nemesis
of Captain V of the Vanguard of America. The
Dart has been continuously attempting greater
and greater thefts and the American Speedster is
always there to foil his plans. If The Dart had been
a smarter man, he might have realized that it wasn’t
his powers giving out but the Captain leaching his
speed away from him.

Known History: The Dart should serve as the post-

er child for what happens when a small man gets
big power—and I’m referring to his stature. Daniel
Culver was a small two-bit crook who carved a liv-
ing out of things he could steal and sell to a fence. It
wasn’t much, but considering how he had failed at
everything legitimate, it was all he was good at.
That all changed when he was caught stealing
from a secret laboratory set up by a mad scientist
in a abandoned warehouse at the wharf. Culver
wasn’t going to be so lucky as to spend time in jail
this go around. Instead, he became a guinea pig for
the good doctor’s experimental growth hormones.
Instead of turning the sneak thief into a gigantic
human the treatment enabled Daniel to move at
super speed for brief amounts of time until his body
got tired. It wasn’t what the mad scientist wanted
but he’d take what he could get. Even failures can be
informative.
Culver worked for the doctor for a brief amount
of time before he realized that he didn’t need him
and killed him with a speed punch to the temple.
Since then, Daniel has taken up the name “The
Dart” and added in darts as a complement to his
repertoire. The biggest problem is that his speed
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Psychology: The Dart is a simple man. He isn’t Adventure Seeds

much for deep thinking and even less for subtle
strategy. This has been his greatest failing. He is
predicable and prone to brute force methods to ac-
complish his goals.
Known Abilities: The Dart, unlike Captain V, is a
real speedster capable of traveling up to 800 miles
per hour for limited amounts of time before it tires
him out. The increased metabolism that his acceler-
ated running depends upon has the side effect of
helping him recover quickly from both injury and
fatigue. When traveling at speed, The Dart can do
several tricks from a simple snap attack, a sonic
boom that debilitates enemies and a series of rapid
blows that can really mess somebody’s whole day up.
On the other hand: In another time, The Dart
became a hero after horrific experimentation on him
by a mad scientist who had kidnapped the homeless
Daniel Culver off the street. Determined to spare
others from unchecked science, The Dart has joined
a nationwide superhero team to maintain justice.
The Dart has decided that he can hit a armored
truck as it is unloading at the bank by swooping in
and cleaning out the bags before they even know
what hit them. He didn’t count on only having
two hands and a truck full of bags. He has to make
multiple trips which gives the heroes time to come
in and to try to stop him.
The Dart thought he had killed the mad scientist
but he hadn’t. The man had been knocked out and
put into a coma but he’s back and out to teach The
Dart a lesson about crossing him. The city is be-
ginning to be flooded with knockoff Darts as the
scientist is creating more using his experimental
hormones. The heroes need to step in and end this
quickly before people get hurt.
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
The Dart is not a complex character. He is all about
the most direct method possible. Yes, this makes
him predictable and is also the reason why Captain
V always defeats him. If engaged in combat, the
Dart will opt to build up speed (even running away
if he has to) and then come in with his sonic boom
to daze opponents. He will then begin to use his
rapid blows to engage multiple opponents or his
sonic snap to cause as much damage as possible to
the target he feels is the most dangerous. The GM
should feel free to give out Hero Points freely to
characters engaged in fighting the Dart as the villain
“spends” them to buy off his Fatigue if he can’t take
a round to rest. He was built with this in mind.
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Dart PL 10/129 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 3 6 4 3 1 2 1
Powers Offense
Bursts of Speed: 9 pt. array Initiative: +14
Velocity, Speed 9 (800 mph; Tiring) linked to Quickness Sonic Snap: +10, Toughness DC 25
9 (Tiring) (9 pts) Rapid Blows: +10, Toughness DC 22+ (Multiat-
Metabolism, Restore Self 4 (as Healing, Energizing, Self
Only, can reduce own fatigue) (1 pt) tack)
Sonic Boom: +10, Fortitude DC 15+ (Multiattack)
Speed Tricks: 5 pt. array Dart: +14, Toughness DC 22
Sonic Snap, Damage 10 (Limited-only when Velocity is Ranged Pin: +14, Dodge DC 15 to avoid; Strength
up) (5 pts) DC 15 to escape
Sonic Boom, Affliction 5 (vs. Fort, Dazed/Stunned/Inca-
pacitated; Multiattack; Limited-Only when Velocity is up)
(1 pt) Defense
Rapid Blows, Damage 5 (Str-based; Multiattack; Limited- Dodge 13 Fortitude 8
Only when Velocity is up) (1 pt)
Parry 9 Toughness 7/4
Weapons: 10 pt. array, easily removable -4 Will 6
Dart, ranged Damage 5 (Str-based) (10 pts)
Ranged Pin, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Dodge, Hindered/ COMPLICATIONS
Immobile; Alternate Resistance-Dodge to avoid, Strength Motivation - Greed: The Dart was a two-bit crook
to escape; Limited to Two Degrees) (1 pt)
and superpowers haven’t changed him, only the
scale of his thefts.
SKILLS
Acrobatics 4 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 Rivalry - Captain V: The two speedsters are bitter
(+8), Deception 8 (+9), Expertise (Criminal) 5 (+6), enemies, each determined to prove they are better
Perception 5 (+7), Ranged Combat (Darts) 8 (+12), than the other.
Stealth 3 (+9)

ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 2, Daze (Deception), Defensive At-
tack, Defensive Roll 4, Evasion 2, Improved Critical
(Darts), Improved Initiative 2, Instant Up, Move-by
Action, Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 2, Redirect,
Uncanny Dodge

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Powers 24 + Advantages 20 + Skills 19 + Defenses 22 = 129

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HIVE KING
Male, 34, 5’3”, 140 lbs., green eyes, brown hair
Really: Professor Hiram Perlmutter
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: Moravian Falls, North Carolina
Worked as: a professor of entomology
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Hive King looks like a Hiram Perlmutter.
He’s short and scrawny with scraggly, greasy brown
hair and dull green eyes hidden behind thick glasses.
He dresses in shabby, hand-me-down clothing, really
fulfilling the classic archetype of the egghead. As the
Hive King, it gets worse: he wears an orange jump-
suit with a green bumblebee logo on the front of it.
Yeah, really, I’ve got nothing more to say on it.
pushed Hiram over the edge. The Hive King was
born, killing the taunter, painfully.
The Hive King is a dangerous man with no
predictable pattern of behavior. His agenda might
change depending on the swarm of insects he’s in
communication with that day. He wants to see the
world become organized, more concerned with
advancing the whole rather than cutting each other
down to advance individual vices. But as he is try-
ing to bring about a more harmonious world, he’s
wreaking carnage in order to test and advance his
technology. At these times, he really does act like an
insect. Yeah, he’s not all there anymore.

Known History: Hiram started off as an intro-

verted genius, and a professor of entomology at
Wake Forest College. He was always sickly grow-
ing up, and turned to scientific endeavors to escape
the harshness of the world. As an entomologist he
was respected in his field, and left to his own de-
vices. While his peers and co-workers connected
and socialized, he pursued his pet project in soli-
tude—studying the hive mind behavioral patterns
of insects. In cracking this hidden code, Hiram
reasoned that communications could be established
with social insects. Hiram had built a helmet that he
hoped would allow him to access this hidden com-
munication, and started by asking a local honeybee
farm to increase its production. To his surprise (and
later, to everyone else’s), it worked. Really well, actu-
ally. Except that exposure to alien minds, even tiny
ones, had an effect on Hiram. His behaviors and
thought patterns changed; he discovered that he got
smarter as the number of insects around him grew.
His outlook on life changed; he hated the chaotic
world, everyone doing what they wanted regardless
of what was good for the whole. In his jittery state,
the next playful jibe about “Dr. Creepy-crawly”
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Psychology: Hiram Perlmutter is not a confronta- these things in the same campaign. He is relatively
tional person by nature and, deprived of his helmet, underpowered, and works best as a mystery foe pull-
he’s a creampuff. However, while under the influ- ing off crimes shrouded in secrets that the heroes
ence of the device, his emotions can and do vary will need to unravel. His brilliance and hive mind
wildly. Physically he isn’t a threat, but his enhanced will enable him to come up with tactics that would
intelligence and seemingly endless number of will- normally be beyond Hiram, and when closing in to
ing subjects make him a real danger. The more take Hive King, the heroes should face a dangerous
he stays in that helmet, the longer it takes for the fight the entire way down into a prepared lair.
original Hiram to resurface, and it’s possible that
someday, he might stay the Hive King forever. The
one thing that prevents him from advancing a more
Adventure Seeds
The bees at a local honey farm convince Hive
coherent agenda is his own expertise in insects: hives
King to lead them in rebellion against their own-
don’t have kings, so it’s not fitting for him to take
ers. The farm’s skies now darken with bee patrols,
over the “hive” that is the Earth and humanity.
and through their human ally, the bees make their
demands for better treatment. For groups interested
Known Abilities: Hive King might look like a com-
in gaming with a social awareness, play this up like a
plete dweeb but don’t be fooled. His mental state
comic book insect version of Animal Farm and don’t
makes him extremely unpredictable and dangerous.
be afraid to go crazy with the possibilities. How
Hive King’s helmet gives him the power to under-
do the heroes react? Are the bees right? What’s the
stand the language of all insects and control them:
solution? And will the uprising encourage bee hives
to surround him in swarms for concealment, or to
across the country?
lash out and attack for him, stinging, biting, and
generally blinding enemies. The worst part is that
Someone has stolen Hiram’s helmet and is now
joining with these swarms of insects expands his
struggling to keep his own sanity in a sea of insect
brain, enhances his intellect, and at the same time
talk. As the thief struggles to get a grip on his sud-
makes him even more unstable.
den genius, the insect rampages are even more wild
and chaotic than with Hiram in control. The heroes
On the other hand: Hiram could have developed
might have to turn to the Hive King to help figure
this helmet because he was being tormented and
out where the thief might go next, or what he might
teased all his life, from youth to adulthood. Eas-
do with such sudden alien insights into the world.
ily ostracized and picked on, Hiram’s development
What if the thief is someone like Dart, Lady Pend-
of the helmet would lead to a Hive King who was
ergass or Lariat? Worse still, what if it’s someone like
a murderous killer, out to revenge himself on his
Mist, out to prove herself to her mentor Midnight?
tormentors. His brain could change in contact with
What’s a criminal tutor to do when his prize student
the hives, and he could come to sympathize with
is now on an insect-fueled rampage? How do the
others being bullied like himself, gathering them as
heroes handle criminals with such a power boost?
a human “hive,” and building himself up as a true
king out to conquer and kill in equal measure.
Campaign Use
Hive King is a gimmick genius villain with a wide
variety of possible schemes. Because he’s not dedi-
cated to any one goal, he can be used as a bank
robber, a conqueror, a killer, or anything else that’s
needed. Being a Golden Age villain, he can be all of
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Hive King PL 11/134 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
-1 0 4 2 2 5 2 0
Powers Offense
Hive-Commanding Helmet, (Removable -11) Initiative +4
King of the Hive, Comprehend 2 (Animals, Limited Blinding Swarm +8, Fortitude DC 23
to Insects), Conceal 4 (All visual senses), Enhanced Swarm of Stings +8, Fortitude DC 23
Intelligence 6, Protection 6 (Sustained, Fades) (25
pts) Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 4
Swarming Assault, 35 pt. array Parry 6 Toughness 10/0
Blinding Swarm, ranged Affliction 13 (vs. Fortitude,
Impaired/Disabled; Accurate 3, Contagious, Homing 2, Will 10
Indirect 4; Limited to Two Degrees) (35 pts)
Swarm of Stings, ranged Damage 8 (Accurate 3, Alternate COMPLICATIONS
Resistance-Fortitude, Contagious, Homing 2, Indirect 4;
Motivation—Respect: After years of being the butt
Fades) (1 pt)
of everyone’s jokes, Hiram has had enough. They
will show him the proper respect or pay the price.
SKILLS
Deception 6 (+6), Expertise (Etymology) 14
Temper: Hiram is extremely sensitive to anything
(+19/+25), Expertise (Psionics) 12 (+17/+23),
he deems an insult. Once he sense one, the insects
Perception 4 (+6), Stealth 6 (+10), Technology 10
come out to play.
(+15/+21)

ADVANTAGES
Animal Empathy, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll
4, Inventor, Ranged Attack 3

Power Points: Abilities 28 +Powers 50 + Advantages 10 +Skills 26 +Defenses 20 =134 points

TITLE: PG: 59

LADY PENDERGRASS
Female, 36, 6’1”, 225 lbs., brown eyes, red hair
Really: Alice Finks and a new crime wave to prove her royal might.
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Worked as: nothing really, until she became a petty
crook
Active during: the Golden Age

Looks: Lady Pendergrass is a large-boned, quite

solid specimen of womanhood. She’s rough and
tumble despite her delusions, and she shows it. She
looms over any place she’s in, and stands tall with
broad shoulders draped by a heavy white ermine
cape. She smacks a heavy ornate scepter into her
palm with almost expectant glee, and that grin of
hers just before a fight breaks out is nasty.

Known History: Alice Finks was born a big girl.

Rawboned and gangly as a kid, she was always sev-
eral inches to a foot taller than her classmates, even
the boys. Until puberty set in and let some of them
catch up to her, Alice was a holy terror and world
class bully. The only problem is that bullies sooner
or later get what’s coming to them. One girl, a year
ahead of Alice, became tired of being so afraid and
pushed Alice down three flights of stairs.
Alice was never quite the same after that. This
convinced her that everyone was out to get her and
she retreated into a fantasy world. She’d enjoyed
learning the history of the Middle Ages, and the
whole idea of “might makes right”; if she had all
the might, appealed to her. She was obviously a
queen, duh! Alice dug into the family history,
found names and information that fed this delu-
sion, and crafted her royal alias of Lady Pend-
ergrass. Now she just needed money to convince
everyone else she was a queen.
Since then, she’s been in and out of prison and the
occasional asylum. Each time, she returns with new
versions of her gear, a new gang of “loyal lackeys”,
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Psychology: Lady Pendergrass really believes she’s a china shop. In combat, she likes to get into the
royalty, and that kind of sums her up. She expects thick of the fight, using her current gang to back her
people to react appropriately around her and gets up with Aid to even the odds. She prefers to remain
mad if they don’t pay her proper respect. Being a to- in the comfort of her fantasy world, but if things go
tal bully, anyone who angers her gets hit, hard. She’s badly she has enough presence of mind to drop the
demanding, demeaning, and talks like a trucker. scepter and resort to the shotgun.
There’s no grace or etiquette to this woman, but
she does draw in lesser criminals with her ability to
plan and carry out successful heists. She might have
Adventure Seeds
The heroes have helped a private detective in the
trouble keeping them, but money and strength have
past, an old-fashioned man but effective. One day,
their benefits in the underworld.
he asks for help against a criminal mastermind
threatening his city, describes crimes fitting Lady
Known Abilities: Alice Finks has no superpowers;
Pendergrass, and the game is afoot! But as the inves-
she’s just a big person with a heavy fist who knows
tigation plays out, the heroes slowly start to suspect
how to land it. Lady Pendergrass is quite skilled
that the detective believes himself to be the reincar-
with her scepter, which hides a chain that lets her
nation of Sherlock Holmes, in pursuit of his dread
fire out the head a short ways to catch cautious
nemesis. Is Lady Pendergrass involved at all? Is the
fighters off-guard. Alice is also competent with the
detective insane? Does that make him wrong? And
shotgun she carries around, and a decent criminal
is there more than coincidence linking these two
organizer.
delusional people?
On the other hand: You never know when delu-
Lady Pendergrass has stolen a Camelot-themed
sions of grandeur could turn out to be just plain
float from the annual parade. The large castle in the
grandeur. It could be that Alice’s research into the
center has been reinforced, a stronger motor in-
family history turns up a real Lady Pendergrass,
stalled and one or more cannons added. Now with
whose spirit possesses the young woman. This Lady
a mobile fortress at her command, Lady Pendergrass
Pendergrass would be appalled at a country like
is ready to prove her royal might once and for all!
America, and the global decay of the noble classes,
and decide the time is right to change this. She
could have a more magical scepter to shoot power- Customization Notes
ful bolts of energy with; and where there’s a ruling
Lady, can there be a powerful knight to do her bid-
ding far behind?

Campaign Use
Lady Pendergrass is a gimmick criminal with serious
delusions and a dangerous weapon. She’s intended
as a villain who can mix it up with street level
heroes, and act as decent cannon fodder in a classic
group of team enemies. Her stories are about gather-
ing wealth and proving her noble status. She can put
twists on these tales if she decides a particular hero
might make a good seneschal or knight, and tries
to woo him. Otherwise, she’s a well-dressed bull in
TITLE: PG: 61

Lady Pendergrass Pl 9/100 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 5 1 3 3 0 1 3
Powers Offense
Royal Scepter, 9 pt. array, easily removable -4 Initiative +1
Noggin-basher, Damage 5 (Str-based; Penetrating 4) (9 Royal Scepter +10, Toughness DC 23;
pts) Toughness DC 21 w/Reach 3
Shot to the Gut, Damage 6 (Reach 3) (1 pt)
Shotgun (pellets) +11, Toughness DC 20
(DC 18 vs. Protection)
Royal Fur Robe, Protection 4 (removable -1) (3
Shotgun (slugs) +10, Toughness DC 20
pts)
Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 18
EQUIPMENT (DC 19 w/brass knuckles or improvised weapons)
Skeleton keys, Flashlight, Brass Knuckles
Defense
Shotgun, ranged Damage 5 Dodge 6 Fortitude 9
Parry 9 Toughness 9/5
Truck (11 pts)
Size H, Str 9, Spd 5, Defense 6, Toughness 11; hidden Will 5
compartment
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Motivation—Greed: Being royalty, she deserves all
Athletics 3 (+6), Close Combat (Mace) 4 (+7), the money she takes.
Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 (+8), Deception 5 (+8),
Expertise (Streetwise) 6 (+6), Intimidation 4 (+7), Quirk—Royalty: Lady Pendergass believes she’s
Ranged Combat (Guns) 5 (+8), Vehicles 6 (+9) royalty and it is her goal to become Queen.

ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Close Attack 3, Equipment 5, Im-
provised Weapon 2, Minions 2, Ranged Attack 2

Power Points: Abilities 38 +Powers 9 +Advantages 15 +Skills 19 +Defenses 19 = 100 points

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LARIAT
Male, 34, 5’11”, 195 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Lawrence Shelton Lariat, he would take what the United States owed
A part of: no criminal organization him – and in the process, acquire a new kind of
Based out of: Laramie, Wyoming popularity.
Worked as: a rodeo horseman
Active during: the Golden Age

Looks: The Lariat is an attractive African-American

man in his thirties with dark hair cropped close, big
brown eyes and a strapping big chest. He likes to
wear cowboy garb even when he’s not on a job, and
prefers to be casual in his posture and clothing. He’s
always got an infectious grin on his face, always hav-
ing that much fun.

Known History: There isn’t a whole lot to Larry

Shelton’s early life, a traditional Midwest America
upbringing. His father worked as a farmhand and
rancher, depending on who was hiring, while his
mother washed and mended clothes. Every year,
Larry saved what pennies he could to see the an-
nual rodeos that he loved. Work dried up when the
Depression struck, and Larry left home to try and
make a career out of his passion for rodeo. Things
never worked out for him, between the Depression
and the discrimination. He took various odd jobs
at first, until some of his rodeo contacts told him
about the popularity of the “fictional Wild West” in
France, and the dreamland of egalitarian opportuni-
ties there. He hitched a ride working as a deckhand
on a cattle boat, and tried again to join the rodeo.
This time, he did succeed, and he lived his dream
for a while.
Then war erupted across the continent, and the
Nazis came rolling around the Maginot Line. Larry
managed to get back to the States before the Vichy
government was installed, but things still hadn’t
improved in his homeland. Embittered at the loss
of his career and popularity, Larry set about mak-
ing the country regret treating him poorly. As the
TITLE: PG: 63

Psychology: The Lariat is a man of action and ex-
citement with a (probably deserved) grudge against
the country of his birth. No one can deny he’s got a
flair for showmanship, and that keeps people cheer-
ing for him even as they root for the heroes to bring
him down each time he comes through town. De-
spite the grudge he bears, he tries to keep an opti-
mistic view of things. After all, he once achieved his
dream, and has found a new way to express it. He’s
an artist, he’ll often admit. That’s even better than
he expected, and so he moves on from one caper to
the next with a grin and a wave of his hat.
past to lesser or greater degrees for interested groups.
At heart he’s not an evil person, and is an excellent
candidate for “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”
plots, or rounding out villain groups. In combat,
The Lariat will rely on his lariat to immobilize
and damage an opponent, and hang back behind
any allies. If his target closes, he will use his spurs-
enhanced savate to blind them, then press the attack
with razor-sharp kicks, or retreat if outclassed. He’s
a smart fighter, and will not hang around if the odds
are against him.

Known Abilities: The Lariat has no superpowers

Adventure Seeds
The Lariat is the country’s top criminal cowboy, and
but is a skilled savateur (picked up from friends in
he’s determined to prove it by calling out Trouble-
France), expert rider and master of the lariat. The
shooter. He wants a rodeo against the urban cow-
latter is a major key to his shtick—it’s electrified,
girl, and proposes a number of classic competitions
giving him the equivalent of a super-charged taser
revised for using the modern city. Clearly she’s not
way ahead of its time. Obviously it works fine as a
going to respond, but what if he kidnaps her detec-
normal rope, and he often uses it as a swing-line for
tive friend first? Is he seriously interested in a fair, if
quick escapes. He’s also had special spurs built for
surreal, rodeo? Or is this a blind for a bigger crime
his costume that enhance his savate kicks and even
wave? Is he going to play fair? Of course not, but
let him climb sheer surfaces. As you can see, he’s a
now the heroes have to figure out what tricks he has
tricky little cowboy.
up his sleeve!
On the other hand: The Lariat could become much
The Lariat has turned snitch. He wants to make a
more dangerous than some disaffected rodeo star
deal with the Feds: inside information on a danger-
buffeted by racism. While in France, he could eas-
ous syndicate responsible for a number of law en-
ily have fallen sway to Nazi agents who hid their
forcement deaths, and a mole inside the FBI’s ranks,
distaste for his “inferior” blood and convinced him
in return for a full pardon. The heroes are brought
to help the Nazi cause back in the States. They sup-
in to help bust up the dangerous organization, but
plied him with his gear, and directed him to rouse
start to suspect a bigger plan at work here. How
other oppressed minorities to help the Fuehrer strike
does Lariat know this information? What does he
back at a decadent, corrupt America. His popularity
really get out of putting them out of business? Does
draws people to his inspiring words of insurrection,
it have anything to do with his parents’ torched
and his skills combine with his viciousness: a very
apartment complex?
dangerous war-time foe indeed.

Campaign Use
The Lariat is a prime example of a gimmick villain
with specialized gear. His crimes will revolve around
rodeo or cowboy antics, such as stealing from carni-
vals or horse-napping Roy Rogers’ trusty steed Trig-
ger. Stories can touch on the racism that scars his
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Lariat (Lawrence “Larry”Shelton) PL 11/142 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 4 4 6 3 0 2 1
Powers Offense
Lariat, easily removable -10 Initiative +4
Electrified Lasso, Affliction 9 (vs. Dodge, Electrified Lariat +13, Dodge DC 19 to avoid,
hindered+vulnerable/defenseless+immobile; Extra Condi- Strength or Sleight of Hand DC 19 to escape;
tion, Reach 4; Limited to Two Degrees) linked to Damage
9 (Secondary Effect; Grab-based) (22 pts) Toughness DC 24 (with at least one degree of suc-
Rope Tricks, Move Object 3 (Diminished Range cess on Affliction)
3-6’/15’/30’) (3 pts) Savate Kick +12, Toughness DC 22
Swing-line, Movement 1 (Swinging) (2 pts) Blood in the Eyes +12, Fortitude DC 18
Light Pistol +12, Toughness DC 18
Spurs-enhanced Savate, 8 pt. array, removable -2
Razor-sharp Kick, Damage 4 (Str-based; Penetrating 4, Defense
Secondary Effect; Limited to kicks) (8 pts)
Blood in the Eyes, Affliction 8 (vs. Fort, Visual Impaired/ Dodge 9 Fortitude 10
Visual Disabled/Visual Unaware; Cumulative; Limited to Parry 8 Toughness 8/4
One Sense) (1 pt)
Piton kick, Movement 1 (wall-crawling) (1 pt) Will 5

EQUIPMENT
Master keys, flashlight, multi-tool
Brass Knuckles, Damage 1
Light Pistol, ranged Damage 3
ADVANTAGES
Accurate Attack, Attractive, Close Attack 3, Defen-
sive Roll 4, Equipment 2, Improved Defense, In-
stant Up, Minion 2, Move-by Action, Power Attack,
Prone Fighting, Second Chance (Riding), Weapon
Bind
SKILLS
Acrobatics 6 (+10), Athletics 7 (+10), Close Com-
bat (Lariat) 7 (+10), Close Combat (Savate) 6 (+9),
Deception 7 (+8), Expertise (Criminal) 8 (+8),
Expertise (Riding, Dex-based) 6 (+12), Intimidation
3 (+4), Perception 3 (+5), Persuasion 3 (+1), Ranged
Combat (Guns) 6 (+12), Stealth 4 (+8)
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Greed: Lariat is compelled by a desire
for the good things in life, in a world that doesn’t
want him to have those things. He’s all about get-
ting money and pleasures, any way he can.
Quirk—Cowboy: The Lariat just can’t seem to
resist a cowboy shtick, whether in his dress or just
his criminal schemes.
MINIONS
Horse, 30 pts.
Str 3, Sta 3, Agl 2, Dex 1, Fgt 2, Int -3, Awa 2, Pre -1
Skills: Perception 2 (+4) Powers: Sense 1 (low-light vi-
sion), Speed 4, Strike 2 (str-based)
Offense: Initiative +2, Hooves +2 (Damage 4)
Defenses: Dodge 4, Parry 3, Fort 4, Tough 3, Will 2

Power Points: Abilities 46 + Powers 25 + Advantages 20 + Skills 33 + Defenses 19 =143 points

TITLE: PG: 65

MIDNIGHT
Male, 34, 5’10”, 195 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: Edgar Markham his lessons of crime, and while he’d be captured on
A partner and mentor: to Mist occasion, he was often ready with a quick alias and
Based out of: New York City, New York heavy wallet to slip away from justice.
Worked as: nothing really; one of those millionaire When the War began, Ned’s philanthropy brought
playboys who somehow survived the Great Depres- him into contact with war orphan Sofia Nicopolous,
sion and he found a companion spirit. Soon after she
Active during: the Golden Age became his ward, the Crime Crusaders, Midnight
and Mist challenged the forces of law and order.
Looks: Ned is a good-looking, beefy guy standing
5’10” tall. He’s got piercing black eyes, and dark hair
carefully groomed by a personal barber. He wears
the finest clothes at all times; even his costume had
velvet. Speaking of, the costume was mostly black,
with some gray highlights, and a well-stocked utility
belt.

Known History: Edgar Markham was bright and

moneyed, with a golden touch for anything he chose
to focus on. He weathered the Black Thursday crash
only to watch his country crumble around him.
As a result, he considered it his duty to fund phil-
anthropic endeavors of all kinds. He saw how the
desperation of poverty increased lawlessness, and
how helpless the cops seemed in the face of it all.
Edgar should have been too smart to miss the rise of
syndicates during Prohibition, but better late than
never right?
Wrong, because Ned took away all the wrong les-
sons. He reasoned that the rampant crime resulted
from a lack of training and focus in police forces
across the country, and the best way to help the law
was by giving them first-hand training, forcing them
to become better cops by tackling tougher cases.
Thus was born Midnight, the Robber Knight. He
would find a community with a struggling police
force, and launch a crime spree “to teach them how
to fight crime properly.” Eventually, he attracted the
attention of the rebranded FBI and the first genera-
tion of superheroes. Ned challenged them all with
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Psychology: Edgar Markham’s very smart, a fast
learner and athletic. He applied these talents toward
criminal endeavors under the delusion that forc-
ing the law to catch him would be the best training
possible to fight the rampant crime plaguing the
U.S. He seemed to truly believe this, though most
experts (in his own time and by my reckoning)
agree that he’s a thrill-seeking action junkie hiding
behind this excuse. Whether lying or not, to himself
or others, it’s true that he’s not in it for the money
and never to hurt anyone. He takes great pains to
avoid serious injuries, and stolen money will find
its way into local charities. At heart, he’s really not a
bad guy, he’s just a “bad-guy”. As Ned or Midnight,
he’s suave, charming and gracious, and enjoys being
the perfect host.
Known Abilities: Midnight has no superhuman
powers, instead relying completely on training and
TITLE:
natural ability. That, and the gear he’s able to afford.
He’s a very well-trained hand-to-hand combatant,
with a variety of thrown and melee weapons in his
belt. He has a souped-up car he calls the Moonlight
Cruiser, which can top speeds of 100 mph, and
sported sub-machine guns and an oil slick. The man
likes his toys, no denying.
On the other hand: Midnight could easily have
gone in two different directions. I’ve seen the
timelines where he’s inspired by the lawlessness,
throwing his hat (or his mask, in this case?) into the
crime ring. This Midnight is a dangerous, cunning
criminal, racking up a record amount of bodies and
loot (that he sure doesn’t give away). This Midnight
carried the heaviest, deadliest revolver he could get
his hands on, and his baton could, with the flick of
a hidden switch, crackle with seriously dangerous
electricity.
Silver Scythe (Motorcycle, 11 pts.)
Size M, Str 1, Spd 6, Def 10, Tough 8; Caltrops
TITLE: PG: 67

Midnight PL 10/200 Power Points

Strength Fighting Stamina Intellect Agility Awareness Dexterity Presence
3 4 6 4 5 3 2 2
Powers Offense
Hardened Cowl, Immunity 4 (immune to visual/ Initiative +7
auditory attacks; removable -1) Baton +14, Toughness DC 20
Bolas +12, Reflex DC 14 to avoid; Damage or
Protective Costume, Protection 4 (removable -1) Sleight of Hand DC 14 to escape
Unarmed +14, Toughness DC 17
EQUIPMENT
(20 with improvised weapons)
Utility Belt
Tear Gas Grenade, ranged area-cloud Affliction 4
Smoke Grenade, ranged area-cloud Concealment Attack 4 Defense
Baton, Damage 2 Dodge 10 Fortitude 7
Bolas, ranged Snare 3
Cutting Torch, Damage 1 linked to Weaken Toughness 1 Parry 12 Toughness 8/4
Multi-tool, Skeleton keys, gas mask Will 8

Moonlight Cruiser (Car, 24 pts.) COMPLICATIONS

Size L, Str 5, Spd 6, Def 9, Tough 10; Oil slick; Sub-
machine guns (ranged multiattack Damage 4)
Penthouse Lair (headquarters, 17 pts.)
SKILLS
Athletics 8 (+11), Close Combat (Baton) 5 (+10),
Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 (+10), Deception
8 (+10), Expertise (Finance) 10 (+13), Expertise
(High Society, Pre-based) 8 (+10), Insight 6 (+8),
Intimidation 8 (+10), Investigation 4 (+7), Percep-
tion 8 (+10), Persuasion 8 (+10), Ranged Combat
(Thrown) 4 (+8), Sleight of Hand 8 (+12), Stealth 8
(+14), Technology 6 (+9), Treatment 6 (+9), Ve-
hicles 8 (+12)
ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Benefit 3 (Millionaire), Close At-
tack 4, Connected, Equipment 15, Hide in Plain
Sight, Improved Disarm, Improved Trip, Impro-
vised Weapon 3, Jack-of-All-Trades, Power Attack,
Ranged Attack 4, Sidekick 20, Well-informed
Delusional: Midnight is under the belief that he
is performing a public service. He believes that law
enforcement needs to work harder to perfect their
skills in order to keep the criminal element from
running rampant. He can’t see how he might be
affecting Mist’s upbringing, or hurting the people
who he hopes the law will learn to protect better.
Motivation—Thrills: Midnight enjoys the chal-
lenge of planning and executing impossible crimes
of a varied nature, living to challenge top cops and
masked crime-fighters.
Philanthropic: As Edgar, Midnight is genuinely
charitable and giving. All of his ill-gotten gains go
toward charities, and he often holds society func-
tions to raise money and awareness.

Power Points: Abilities 58 + Powers 6 + Advantages 57 + Skills 59 + Defenses 20 = 200 points

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Mist
Female, 14, 5’3”, 125 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair
Really: Sofia Nicopoulos
A partner to: Midnight
Based out of: New York City, New York
Worked as: a high school student, and later sent to
college (Midnight was quite strict about the value of
education)
Active during: the Golden Age (as Mist; she’ll con-
tinue a masked career into the Silver Age)
Looks: Mist is an absolutely adorable fourteen-year
old girl with a gymnast’s build and little other devel-
opment (much to her annoyance). She has shoulder-
length dark brown hair, brown eyes and olive skin
due to her Mediterranean heritage. She wears a
reverse version of the Midnight costume: dark gray
with black highlights and accents. As Sophia, she
enjoys dressing up, totally in love with the clothing
she could never afford growing up in her homeland.
Known History: Sophie was born near the Al-
banian-Greek border, growing up with a sense of
adventure and mischief that would serve her well
in the years to come. When war came to the region
and changed the world around her, leaving her an
orphan, distant family in the United States managed
to get her across the Atlantic. But Sophie’s streetwise
attitude made for a difficult fit into this new life.
She was sent to an orphanage where she might well
have remained for the rest of her childhood.
Then Edgar Markham entered her life. At one of
his fund-raising events for war orphans, the two met
and found ine each other family. He fostered her,
took her in and raised her as the daughter he never
had. She stumbled across the truth behind his fre-
quent “business trips” and confronted him with his
life as Midnight. Soon, she insisted on joining the
fun. He was resistant, but she had him over a barrel:
she could expose him, and lose him his daughter
along with his secret. She had no intentions of
TITLE:
revealing this truth; Sophie adored her foster father,
and certainly didn’t want to go back to an orphan-
age. She won the stare down however, and after a
hard period of training, joined him as fellow Crime
Crusader Mist, the Devil-May-Care Teen. Sarcastic
and impulsive, she adored her mentor, and learned
well at his side. Midnight learned how savvy and
hard her experiences in the war had left her, both
exasperating and handy in equal measure. Together,
they made an excellent partnership.
Psychology: Sofia “Sophie” Nicopoulos is a street-
smart, sarcastic, fast-thinking teenager eager for
trouble and adventure. She’s a good kid but hard to
reach at first. Losing your family and being aban-
doned by your cousins would harden anyone, right?
She’s bright, you can see it in her eyes, and she’s fast
in mind and body. She’s also a little more serious
about committing crimes than her mentor, and
it shows in her gear. That said, she’s not out to be
cruel. While she doesn’t buy Midnight’s delusional
thoughts, she’s not being Mist to be a villain, but to
let out her pent-up frustrations and anxieties.
Known Abilities: Like her mentor, Mist has no
superhuman abilities, just a naturally athletic body
and the training to use it. She’s agile and flexible,
making her an incredible gymnast. This is incorpo-
rated into her eclectic, kinetic fighting style. She’s
got a fully-equipped utility belt much like Mid-
night’s, though she uses a light pistol and carries a
knife, rather than bolos and a baton. Midnight isn’t
pleased with the lethal weapons, but she’s very good
at using them in non-lethal ways, so he allows it.
She also rides the Silver Scythe, her baby of a sleek
motorcycle.
On the other hand: Mist could well be a much
more vicious young lady. The Golden Age had its
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hard parts, especially during the global wars; there’s Adventure Seeds
no way to downplay such events. Mist came out of Midnight and Mist have started up their spree in a
them comparatively unscathed, and found her niche new city, bedeviling the cops and puzzling the he-
of harmless burglary quite readily among the heroes roes. The problem: suddenly there’s a ruthless villain
and villains in America. But there are some time- after them as well, and it’s completely changed the
lines where war was harsher, and the masked subcul- game. Who did Midnight unwittingly steal from,
ture more dangerous. There, Mist had a harder time and how does the villain intend to make the Crime
in Europe, and brought a callousness and ruthless- Crusaders pay? The heroes have to figure it out fast
ness with her to the States. Alone, she was a terror, or there may be blood on the streets!
manipulating older people with her pitiable orphan
sob stories in order to get access to their valuables. The penny-ante stuff is over with; Midnight feels
This Mist carries more deadly weapons with her, that he’s taught the cops as much as possible, but
and she’s not hesitant to use them. Some timelines the masked heroes are a different story. He focuses
continue to make her a victim under the thrall of his attentions on them now, pushing them to better
a more ruthless Midnight, and there’s some where fight super-criminals. To do that, he’s begun to steal
she’s the light that makes him a better man. I like their treasured possessions. If they can’t figure out
those worlds best, personally. The Crime Crusaders how he does it, and the pattern behind it, the Crime
we get in our timeline aren’t so bad, considering. Crusaders will keep making off with the Vanguard’s
very own trophy hall!
Campaign Use
Midnight and Mist are talented super-normals Customization Notes
who can compete with the “big dogs” using brains,
combat savvy and cutting edge gear. They’re think-
ers and plotters, though they can improvise with the
best of them if needed. They make an interesting
change of pace from standard criminals, masked or
not, because Midnight (especially) and Mist (not so
much) believe they’re doing something good, and
are relatively harmless in the big picture. They’re
good candidates for “the enemy of my enemy is my
friend” storylines, since they aren’t out and out evil;
just thrill-seekers and adventure addicts. Even the
more volatile Mist isn’t out to hurt anyone badly.
She just wants to enjoy her new life in the States af-
ter a tough childhood. It’s also possible one or both
could be reachable, the sorts of characters that play-
ers could try to turn away from criminal endeavors
and toward the cause of justice. After all, Midnight
believes he’s doing good already. Curing him of his
delusion would make him a valuable team-mate.
As for Mist, she’s following her mentor, and if he
turned good, she’s young enough to turn to the side
of law (we’ll see a version of that story in the Silver
Age chapter).
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Mist (Sofia “Sophie” Nicopoulos) PL 6/100 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 2 6 3 4 0 2 0
EQUIPMENT Offense
Utility Belt Initiative +6
Tear Gas Grenade, ranged area-cloud Affliction 4
Smoke Grenade, ranged area-cloud Concealment Attack 4 Knife +9 close, +8 ranged, Toughness
Knife, Damage 2 DC 17 (critical 19-20)
Light Pistol, ranged Snare 3 Light Pistol +9, Toughness DC 18
Cutting Torch, Damage 1 linked to Weaken Toughness 1 Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 17
Multi-tool, Skeleton keys, gas mask

Defense
Weighted Gloves, Damage 1
Dodge 9 Fortitude 4
SKILLS Parry 8 Toughness 4/2
Acrobatics 6 (+12), Close Combat (Knife) 3 (+7), Will 8
Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+8), Deception 4 (+4),
Expertise (Streetwise) 5 (+5), Expertise (Survival) 3 COMPLICATIONS
(+3), Perception 4 (+6), Persuasion 5 (+5), Ranged Devoted to Midnight: Despite how she sometimes
Combat (Knife) 3 (+6), Ranged Combat (Pistol) speaks to him, or how little she seems to heed his
4 (+7), Sleight of Hand 3 (+6), Stealth 5 (+11), advice, Mist adores her mentor, willing to do any-
Vehicles 3 (+6) thing to protect or save him.

ADVANTAGES Motivation—Thrills: Much like her mentor,

Agile Feint, Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack, De-
fensive Roll 2, Equipment 5, Evasion, Improvised
Weapon 2, Instant Up, Language 1 (English; native-
Greek), Power Attack, Precise Attack 1 (Ranged
cover), Ranged Attack 2, Set-up, Taunt, Teamwork
Sophie is in this for the kicks. Even more so, since
Sophie is quite aware that no community service
comes out of being criminals.
Young: Mist is 14 years old, and even in costume,
that’s obvious. This presents all sorts of social com-
plications in both identities.

Power Points: Abilities 36 + Advantages 23 + Skills 26 + Defenses 15 = 100 points

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MOTHER BEAR I
Female, 28, 5’10’, 215 lbs., green eyes, black hair
Really: Kiska Egorovna Petrovich long-distance romance with her beloved officer.
An agent of: the Soviet War Office Kiska was injured in a mission late in the war, and
Based out of: Moscow, Russia during her recuperation, she and her officer were
Worked as: a factory worker wed. A month after returning to action, Mother
Active during: the Golden Age Bear suffered another “injury”; Moscow wouldn’t
announce the truth that she was pregnant. She gave
Looks: Mother Bear is a strong woman in her late birth to a daughter, the government promised to
twenties. She has dark green eyes and black hair offer only the best education for the child of their
kept in a tight bun or ponytail. As Mother Bear, she great patriotic heroine, and Kiska returned to action
wears a red and gold suit emblazoned with a ham- again in time for the final invasion of Germany.
mer, sickle and star and an officer’s cap. She wields Mother Bear died in action, during the Fall of
the symbols of her country as weapons against the Berlin. Statues of her were raised in Moscow, Stal-
Nazi regime and capitalist decadence. ingrad and her home town of Volgograd, and she
remains one of Russia’s most beloved figures.
Known History: Mother Bear was one of the
original costumed heroes of Russia and relied on her
shooting skill, fists and wits more than superhuman
powers. She’s also one of the most kind and compas-
sionate women I have ever met in my life.
Mother Bear was born during the battle for Stalin-
grad. As the Germans advanced into the city, Kiska
took up the hammer from her factory job, and later
took a sickle off a fallen farmer, to do everything
she could against the Nazis. It wasn’t long before the
government heard of her exploits and began a pro-
paganda campaign to make her a national symbol.
This was not what Kiska wanted - she was there to
protect her friends and loved ones, not to act as a
hero.
After Stalingrad, the government finally chipped
away at her reluctance to accept their offer of a
patriotic uniform and better versions of her make-
shift weapons. “Reluctant” is really underselling it,
but her Soviet handlers showed her the way mystery
men like Grenadier and Captain V inspired the
American soldiers. She also met and fell in love with
a young army captain involved in her department,
and he helped sway her. She became Mother Bear
and took the war to the Nazis, while maintaining a
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Psychology: Kiska is a real sweetheart, the real
epitome of a Mother Bear. Her love of children is
infectious and her anger at violence against them
is legendary. She would have made a wonder-
ful mother to Dominika. Kiska was a passionate
woman, full of love that never dimmed despite the
bloodshed around her. She was also loyal to a fault;
some saw her as naïve, but she knew what the world
around her was really like. She just refused to give in
to cynicism.
Known Abilities: Mother Bear had no superpow-
ers. She was just a good woman who took up arms
for the oppressed and paid the ultimate price for it.
Kiska was a skilled combatant with her trademark
weapons, also proficient with unarmed combat and
firearms. Despite her pleasant demeanor, she was a
strong interrogator, able to intimidate most anyone
she chose. She had a natural talent to lead and in-
spire her allies. She could have been one of the great
leaders of her people if she’d survived the war.
On the other hand: In another time, Mother Bear’s
love was for her Soviet masters, truly believing that
they had the best interests of the people at heart,
and the ability to bring down the corrupt capital-
ists poisoning the world. She threw herself into the
role of a national hero and became a symbol of the
Kremlin’s might. This Mother Bear survives Berlin,
leaving mother and daughter to terrorize the West-
ern world during the Cold War. Yeah, curious how
the Soviet loyalist survives, but the loving mother
doesn’t. Different timelines though; can’t read too
much into it. Right?
different stories. When engaged in combat, Mother
Bear will try to close and strike with the maul to
end combat fast. She’ll fall back on her paired weap-
ons in tough fights that call for more defense. She’s
a smart fighter, and combats with her should show
this.
The Golden Age Mother Bear is balanced as a PL
8 player character like the rest of the Vanguard of
America, and could be used as one with the GM’s
permission. It’s tricky to explain her continued pres-
ence on an American-based team, but if the focus
of the campaign is on the group in the battlefield
(a perfectly viable option), then she fits in easier.
Either way, she offers a lot of story and role-playing
possibilities.
Adventure Seeds
Mother Bear and the heroes are facing off against
a Nazi supervillain. Even though the two sides are
suspicious of each other, they must work together
to defeat the much more powerful threat. Rescuing
a child or doing something to protect an innocent
will go a long way towards convincing Mother Bear
to trust and help the heroes, rather than leaving and
allowing them to fight the villain on their own.
In the midst of a mission behind enemy lines, the
heroes see a heavily armed motorcade pass by with a
bound woman in the back of a truck. Mother Bear
has been captured along the eastern front and is
being sent to Berlin to be paraded as a propaganda
tool. Will the heroes risk their mission to free her,
and gain her strength on their side?

Campaign Use Customization Notes

Mother Bear is a symbol of the Soviet superhumans,
as well as an icon of motherly strength. She fights
for Russia because she loves her fellow countrymen.
Mother Bear is a potential antagonist for the heroes
only because of political ideology. She is someone
the PCs should actually like, even respect, making
fighting her hard for everyone. As a result, she can
be an enemy, ally, or somewhere in between for
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Mother Bear I PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
4 5 3 5 3 1 3 4
Powers Offense
Weapons of the Proletariat 9 pt. array, easily re- Initiative +3
movable -4 Maul +8, Toughness DC 23, Affliction Fortitude
Maul, Damage 4 (Strength-based, Reach 1, Split 1) DC 16
Linked to Affliction 6 (vs. Fortitude, Physically Impaired Hammer +8, Toughness DC 22
and Hindered; Extra Condition; Instant Recovery, Lim-
ited to one degree) (9 pts) Scythe +7, Toughness DC 24, Penetrating 3
Hammer and Sickle, Damage 4 (Strength-based) and Submachine Gun +7, Toughness DC 18
Enhanced Parry 5 (1 pt) (+multiattack modifiers)
Scythe, Damage 6 (Strength-based, Penetrating 3) (1 pt) Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 19
EQUIPMENT
Submachine gun, multiattack ranged Damage 4 Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 10
Field Radio, Binoculars, Gas Mask Parry 9/4 Toughness 7/5
Will 6
Motorcycle (10 pts)
Size M, Str 1, Spd 6, Def 10, Tough 8
COMPLICATIONS
Daughter: Despite misgivings about her Kremlin
SKILLS masters, Mother Bear is committed to the deal she
Athletics 6 (+10), Close Combat (Hammers) 3 arranged with them for her daughter.
(+6), Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+6), Close
Combat (Sickle) 2 (+5), Insight 7 (+10), Intimida- Maternal: Mother Bear takes after her name; dan-
tion 8 (+12), Perception 2 (+5), Persuasion 6 (+10), ger to children always tugs at her heartstrings. She
Ranged Combat (Guns) 2 (+7), Vehicles 5 (+10) will do everything she can to help them, and be-
come particularly ferocious defending them.
ADVANTAGES
All-Out Attack, Benefit 1 (Ambidexterity), Close Motivation—Patriotism: Mother Bear believes in
Attack 2, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 5, Extraordi- her country, and especially her fellow citizens. She
nary Effort, Great Endurance, Improved Critical 2 will battle against any odds, anywhere in the world,
(19-20 with hammers), Improved Smash, Inspire 2, to protect a fellow Russian.
Power Attack, Startle, Takedown 1

Power Points: Abilities 56 + Powers 7 + Advantages 21 + Skills 22 + Defenses 14 = 120 points

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MURAKUMO BUSHI
Male, 24, 5’8”, 175 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: Futoshi Koshiro
A part of: the Kempeitai (Japanese military police)
Based out of: the Murakumo (a Fubuki-class De-
stroyer)
Worked as: a super-agent of the Empire of Japan
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Koshiro was a stern figure, 5’8” and in excel-
lent shape, with short black hair and dark eyes that
were said to flash with the storms of his namesake
blade. He rarely relaxed his appearance, and dressed
formally even in casual times, often in his ceremo-
nial armor. Even on leave, he rarely smiled. He never
cared for the brutality of war.
gave Koshiro his ceremonial name.
Murakumo was assigned to a Japanese destroyer
bearing his name and given a wide-ranging assign-
ment to aid the war effort. Uniquely for a Japanese
warrior, he was given discretion to use his power as
he saw fit. Despite his fearsome reputation, many
superheroes discovered his honor and restraint,
growing their respect during repeated confronta-
tions. Murakumo never defied an order from his su-
periors, no matter how the savage actions wounded
his spirit. His destroyer was sunk at one point, but
as to Koshiro, I’m frustrated at my inability to find
him or his blade. Wherever he ended up, I hope it
was peaceful and green.

Known History: Koshiro was a dutiful Japanese

citizen, raised by an older father and steeped in
Japanese traditions. At eighteen years of age, Ko-
shiro was conscripted into the army, at a time when
Japan was expanding its empire and preparing to
launch its Greater East Asia War effort. An excep-
tional soldier, he quickly mastered the basic small
unit tactics of his initial training; his eager study of
more advanced techniques drew the attention of his
superiors. He gained a mastery of the sword that
harkened back to Japan’s mythical days, and earned
him high marks at the end of his basic training.
This remarkable skill and dedication brought
his name (among several others) to the Emperor’s
military advisors, who sought a champion for Japan
to match those of the Western nations. Koshiro won
a grueling competition that saw several of his peers
dead, (or murdered), proof of his skill and purity
of belief in his homeland. He was brought to a
temple in northern Japan and given the opportunity
to harness the might of Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, the
legendary sword of Japan. Instead, he walked out of
the temple with the sword in its original form, Ama-
no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi. It was this weapon that
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Psychology: Futoshi Koshiro was dedicated to the
best of Japanese culture and society. He refused
to bow or break in the face of the atrocities com-
mitted by some in his nation’s name, and instead
focused on the more enlightened teachings and art
he collected. He was a skilled, cunning warrior who
preferred to end a battle as quickly as he could.
He didn’t like hurting people, but would without
relenting. This meant he presented a quiet struggle
as compared to some of the more...verbose Ameri-
can heroes. He was polite, kind, and courteous at
all times, even in the bloodiest struggle; some who
knew him off the battlefield would even call him
shy.
Known Abilities: Murakumo’s mastery of the
daishō bordered on superhuman to many, but I’ll
only go as far as an incredibly high level of training.
When in possession of Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsu-
rugi (“Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven”),
a mystical blade of Japanese antiquity comparable in
importance to England’s Excalibur, Koshiro could
summon powerful winds to disperse any fire, or
throw objects away from him with hurricane force.
The blade was also supernaturally sharp, enabling
Koshiro to slice through nearly any object or person.
On the other hand: Murakumo could easily have
become the sort of military officer that American
propaganda (and some shameful history) records:
brutal, vicious, uncaring. With a blade like his,
Murakumo could murder many, many people,
and would without remorse. Much less honorable,
this Murakumo would be more pragmatic, though
equally willing to end a battle as quick as possible.
He wouldn’t be concerned with the prestige of his
nation or obsolete codes of Bushido, instead seizing
power for himself while bringing pain and death
to his enemies in as great a number as possible.
Political power could be in his sights as well; after
all, who better than the wielder of such a weapon
as Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi to be Emperor
of Japan? Without his restraint, this Murakumo
might well unlock other powers in the blade as well.
[change Complications from Motivation—National
PG: 75
Honor to Motivation—Powerlust, and Bushido to
Bloodlust; possibly add Treacherous as well]
Campaign Use
Murakumo is the honorable enemy and represen-
tative of an idealized ancient Japan: a respected
and respectable samurai guarding and ruling their
people. Murakumo is a dangerous melee fighter
with a couple of powerful tricks to keep PCs off-
balance. He is also an excellent choice for “reluctant
ally” adventures, where enemies team up to face a
greater threat. He represents the Axis Enemy Japan
in a classic four-color campaign, and provides relief
against the savage aspects of Japanese occupation in
a grittier war story, revealing that not all Japanese
are bloodthirsty monsters. He’s loyal but conflicted,
providing GMs a chance to run an enemy who is
ruthless and dedicated to the Axis effort, or deeper
and more nuanced, depending on the emphasis of
the campaign.
Adventure Seeds
Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi has been consid-
ered Japan’s Excalibur by scholars; now its current
wielder wants to settle the dispute. Murakumo has
traveled to England to find the blade, and pit his
own weapon and skill against it. Is there a current
wielder of Excalibur? Does Arthur still hold it in
Avalon? Can Murakumo find a way to invade that
Green and Pleasant Land? If there isn’t, then Mu-
rakumo could be on a mission to steal it away as a
blow to England’s pride. If he’s worthy enough to
wield one such relic, might he be honorable enough
to wield this one as well?
The war is nearing its conclusion, and the heroes
learn that the U.S. Admiralty has located Muraku-
mo’s destroyer headquarters. They are determined to
sink it, and its hero, at all costs. But Murakumo has
been a worthy foe, a decent man, who never sought
the American heroes’ deaths. Do they help the U.S.
fleet defeat this ship? Help the fleet try to kill him?
Do they try to find a way to save him from this fate?
And would he even want that?
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Murakamo Bushi (Futoshi Koshiro) PL 12/137 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 8 2 6 1 4 2
Powers Offense
Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, 17 pt. array, eas- Initiative +12
ily removable -8 Slashing Winds +7, Toughness DC 23+ (Multiat-
Slashing Winds, ranged Damage 8 (Accurate 1, Multiat- tack)
tack; Tiring) (17 pts) Mystically-sharp Blade +15, Toughness DC 25
Mystically-sharp Blade, Damage 8 (Str-based; Feature—
Improved Critical 1, Penetrating 8) (1 pt) (Penetrating 8; Critical 18-20)
Disperse Flames, Nullify 5 (Fire effects; Area-cone, Simul- Daishō +11, Toughness DC 21 (Critical 18-20,
taneous) (1 pt) Split 1)
Typhoon Force, Deflect 8, Move Object 8 (limited Bow +10, Toughness DC 18
direction-only away from wielder) (1 pt) Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 17

Swordmaster, 4 pt. array, easily removable -2 Defense

Sword Wall, Protection 4 (Sustained) (4 pts)
Flashing Blades, Enhanced Skill 3 (Close Combat— Dodge 12 Fortitude 8
Swords 6) (1 pt) Parry 12 Toughness 8/4
Fluid Movements, Leaping 4 (100’) (1 pt) or Movement 2
(Safe Fall, Water-walking) (1 pt) Will 8

EQUIPMENT
Daishō (Katana and Wakizashi—Long and short
swords), Damage 4 slashing, Critical 19-20, Split 1
Yumi (bow), ranged Damage 3
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+13), Close Combat (Daishō) 2 (+8),
Close Combat (Heavenly Sword) 6 (+12), Exper-
tise (Bushido) 5 (+6), Insight 6 (+10), Perception 7
(+11), Persuasion 7 (+9), Ranged Combat (Archery)
5 (+7), Ranged Combat (Slashing Winds) 2 (+4),
Stealth 5 (+13)
COMPLICATIONS
Bushido: Despite not technically being a samurai,
and not seeing himself as one, he comports himself
with the honor and dignity demanded by their code
of Bushido.
Motivation—National Honor: Murakumo is a
staunch defender of Nippon, and sees himself as a
champion of all its culture and ideals. He dislikes
some of the military command’s dirty and ugly tac-
tics, but holds the Emperor in high esteem.

ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Close Attack 3, Connected, Defensive
Attack, Equipment 3, Improved Critical 1 (Swords),
Improved Initiative 1, Instant Up, Languages 2
(English, German; native—Japanese), Move-by Ac-
tion, Power Attack, Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 3,
Takedown 2

Power Points: Abilities 58 + Powers 17 + Advantages 22 + Skills 21 + Defenses 18 =137 points

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SECOND-STORY MAN
Male, 31, 6’1”, 205 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: Bart Sinclair
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: New York City, New York
Worked as: a professional thief
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Bart Sinclair is kind of a walking stereotype.
Tall and lanky, he’s got stringy black hair and a
perpetual five o’clock shadow. It doesn’t help that he
likes shabby dark clothes, and when he’s in costume
(a duffer cap, domino mask and black turtleneck), it
just gets worse. Who can take this guy seriously?
learned to control them, and then turned them on
all the people who were keeping him from stealing.
Some people never learn.
Second-Story Man has gone so far as to contact
other super-thugs to try and organize a ‘Club of Vil-
lains’, mostly to satisfy his own vanity. He feels that
his powers are superior to any others’, and craves the
adoration of other criminals like himself. Charging
dues would be good, too. If only he had the cha-
risma to pull it off.

Known History: Bart Sinclair never could get

enough of the good things in life. It started when
he was young and all the other kids had better
baseball cards or marbles. Not for long; when they
started vanishing, Bart was marked out quickly. The
stolen loot bought him new friends to replace the
old, then he snatched their goodies too. As he grew
older, loot changed from toys to cigarettes, beer and
loose pennies. He kept trading up the chain of bad
crowds until finally reaching full-time burglary. But
that first corner store fronted for a local syndicate’s
racketeering. Naturally the mobsters who ran the
place were unhappy, and the word was on the street
that Bart’s name was more valuable to them than
the things he kept stealing.
People ratted him out pretty quick. As his hiding
places dwindled, Bart ended up in an old chemical
plant that had been shut down due to the Depres-
sion, and become such a toxic stew that it was never
restarted (even in those days, and that should tell
you something). The gangsters found him though,
and torched the place to get Bart as well as flex their
local muscles.
When a burned Bart crawled out of the blazing
ruins, the fumes had done something to him. He
freaked out at first when his limbs stretched, but
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Psychology: Second-Story Man is just too greedy Adventure Seeds

for his own good. This leads him to attempt greater
and greater feats of burglary. He’s constantly aiming
for bigger and better valuables from harder-to-reach
places. And this from a man who was overconfident
to begin with. If he had the ability to match his ego,
he’d be really dangerous.
Known Abilities: Second-Story Man’s body has be-
come plastic-like, and his limbs can stretch out over
a thousand feet. His enhanced sense of touch helps
him snatch whatever valuables he can feel from a
distance, without having to see to identify them.
The plastic skin protects him from damage, handy
when climbing up high-rises or duking it out with
masked heroes. He is a competent crook, I’ll give
him that. He’s not the Napoleon of Crime he wishes
he were, but he’s not someone to laugh at...well, not
too hard.
On the other hand: the chemicals could have
altered more than just his body and unhinged Bart’s
brain as well. Instead of amping up his greed, they
made his thoughts as toxic as the stew he burned up
in. With revenge fixed in his head, and limbs that
can wrap up around a person, murder becomes very
easy. As the more menacing Mister Slither, Bart is a
slithering, stretching, slippery killer who wreaks fear
and havoc on his targets before the kill.
Abigail DeMint has come to the big city with her
heirloom DeMint Diamond, to display at the natu-
ral history museum for a week. Special precautions
are being taken at the museum, but Second-Story
Man has announced that none of them will mat-
ter. He will steal the diamond, and now the heroes
have to figure out how. Will it be at the museum,
full of fantastic displays for the stretchable thief to
maneuver around? Will he strike at Abigail’s hotel
suite before security can take hold? Even for Bart,
announcing the crime is very bold; is there more
to the whole story than meets the eye? Is Abigail
DeMint more than just a potential victim?
The Second-Story Man is on the loose, and laugh-
ing it up as he robs armored trucks at will. Inves-
tigators discover that he’s stolen security codes,
making each job a breeze. How did he get them,
who is helping him, and how can the heroes put a
stop to it?
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
Second-Story Man is not a complex criminal. He’s
exactly what it says on the tin: a second story man
who comes with his own set of ropes and grapples.
He is a tricky gimmick villain who can reach impos-
sible crime scenes, challenging street level heroes
to trap him. His main objective is to get away after
snatching the goods, but if cornered, he will use his
extendable limbs to tie up the heroes, either directly
or by manipulating the environment from a dis-
tance. He’s not above drawing in innocent bystand-
ers and causing collateral damage to get a chance to
make a break for it.
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Second-Story Man (Bart Sinclair) PL 10/130 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 2 7 7 2 0 4 0
Powers Offense
Stretchable Limbs, Elongation 8 (1800’, Limited- Initiative +7
Arms and legs only), Protection 6, Senses 2 (acute Crack the Whip +8, Toughness DC 25
analytical tactile) (12 pts) All Wrapped Up +8, Dodge DC 20 to avoid,
Strength or Sleight of Hand DC 20 to escape
Pliable Combat, 11 pt. array
Crack the Whip, Damage 10 (Split 1) (11 pts) Defense
All Wrapped Up, Affliction 10 (vs. Dodge, Hindered and
Vulnerable/Defenseless and Immobile; Cumulative, Extra Dodge 12 Fortitude 7
Condition, Split 1; Limited to Two Degrees, Feedback) Parry 8 Toughness 8
(1 pt)
Will 8
SKILLS COMPLICATIONS
Acrobatics 5 (+12), Athletics 5 (+7), Close Com- Motivation—Greed: Second Story Man is a pro-
bat (Unarmed) 4 (+6), Deception 6 (+6), Expertise fessional cat burglar and theft is how he makes his
(Criminal) 8 (+8), Perception 4 (+8), Persuasion 6 living.
(+6), Stealth 7 (+14), Vehicle 7 (+12)
Overconfident: Once he has his mind made up on
ADVANTAGES a course of action, it is perfect and can’t possibly
Agile Feint, Benefit (Ambidexterity), Chokehold, fail, even if anyone else would see how obviously
Close Attack 2, Evasion, Fast Grab, Grabbing flawed it is.
Finesse, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Taunt,
Weapon Bind

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 24 + Advantages 12 + Skills 26 + Defenses 20 = 130 points

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VIVIENNE of AQUITAINE
Female, 16, 5’7”, 135 lbs., blue eyes (solid black as Vivienne), brown hair (Black as Vivienne)
Really: Mariam Lenoir/Vivienne Le Noir
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: Mansfield, Louisiana; Vivienne rules
an Aquitanian duchy in the Middle Ages
Worked as: a high school student; Vivienne was a
duchess
Active during: the Golden Age
Looks: Mariam is your typical sixteen-year old
blond teenage girl from the 1940s, hair in a ponytail
and plain, conservative clothes. When possessed
by her ancestor, the witch Vivienne, her body is
changed, hair thick and pitch black, cascading down
to the small of her back and fluttering in an ethereal
breeze. Her eyes become solid black, like coal, and
she uses her magic to craft a risqué costume that
would make poor Mariam faint from embarrass-
ment.
Vivienne found her target in poor Mariam Lenoir.
With subtle, long-reaching magic, Vivienne guided
a necklace into Mariam’s possession, and used it to
invade the teenager’s body. When she exultantly
set about re-establishing a new domain, Ghost Boy
came onto the scene, and he drove her off.
Vivienne’s spirit was hurled back to her own body
in her own time, but she could try again. Thus be-
gan the cycle for poor Mariam, never knowing when
she’d be taken over again by Vivienne fleeing her
death. Ghost Boy would come to the rescue. Poor
Mariam would be freed again to live in fear of the
next possession, and unable to relax with the man
she loved.

Known History: Vivienne was the bastard child of

a local lord. He had her mother declared a witch,
and the villagers took care of the rest; they hung the
poor woman and turned the child over to a Catholic
orphanage. Before she even knew the truth about
her mother’s death, she was expected to assume the
witch’s sins and pay for them.
Vivienne swore to become a witch like her mother
and ran away from the orphanage. She learned her
craft from a woman in the nearby woods. She made
pacts for power, crafted magical weapons and devel-
oped her power to curse. She seduced the lord who
killed her mother and murdered him in his sleep,
then declared herself the new duchess. With her
power, she swiftly cowed the unprepared peasants
and destroyed the orphanage and convent.
Frankish soldiers were soon dispatched to bring
the reign of terror to an end. With her magic, she
knew she could inhabit the body of a descendent
similar enough to herself, and escape her own time.
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Psychology: Vivienne is an evil spirit inside the
body of an innocent girl. She has nothing but
contempt for humanity besides Mariam and Ghost
Boy. Her concern is to survive long enough to reach
a point in the future when she can return and take
power again. However, getting to know Ghost
Boy has started to soften her. Mariam is a bright
and cheerful girl who enjoys cooking and going
to school. She does not know what she does while
under Vivienne’s control, and works hard to try and
avoid finding out. It’s enough to know the horrible
witch uses her at all.
Known Abilities: Mariam is an average girl with no
special abilities. When under Vivienne’s influence,
she gains considerable powers to beguile the minds
of others, to put people to sleep and to transform
them into paintings (which is just weird - aren’t they
supposed to turn people into frogs or pigs?). She
also possesses an enchanted broomstick that flies
and increases her combat ability, and her athamé,
which can cut the threads of magic holding spells
together, or the astral cords linking a person’s body
and soul.
Her biggest weakness is the object that acts as the
receptacle of her time-traveling spirit. Each object
gives her one chance to possess Mariam; when
destroyed, it hurtles her back to the Middle Ages.
There is only so much time left to her in that past
before her reign crashes to an end.
On the other hand: In another time, Vivienne died
while saving the village from a deadly plague. The
village revered her memory so strongly, it trans-
formed Vivienne into a benevolent spirit who could
possess the bodies of her descendants in times of
great danger. Vivienne’s offspring have been martyrs,
abolitionists, diplomats and healers. Her powers are
used to dull pain, to cure the sick and bring light
to darkness. This timeline finds Mariam in France,
joining the Resistance.
PG: 81
Campaign Use
Vivienne is cold and calculating and hates just about
everyone. She is a multi-generational villain who
can appear in all times to bedevil the heroes; this
Golden Age version is just an example. She could
easily be used in earlier or later time periods. While
her standard repertoire is limited, remember that she
is a plotter, and has plenty of time to prepare for her
return. Use her Ritualist and Artificer advantages
to full effect in her plans. Mariam is a sweet young
woman growing up in the shadow of a terrifying
ghost. While she’s described as having a romance
with Ghost Boy, feel free to involve her with any
hero who might fit, to enhance the emotional impact
of her stories.
If engaged in combat, Vivienne prefers to be air-
borne on her broomstick and strike from above with
bewitching gazes. Flying heroes are hit with sleep-
ing gazes to make them plummet to the ground. If
cornered, her dagger and broomstick still give her the
ability to get in some last minute licks.
Adventure Seeds
Vivienne has learned that a special gem on a museum
tour of the United States has the ability to raise the
dead. She intends to use the gem’s power to make an
undead army, and the heroes have to get it out of her
hands before it goes too far. But they quickly learn
that the gem uses life force to animate dead bodies,
and Mariam’s life is the one being drained! How can
they destroy the undead horde without killing the
hapless teen?
The duke who murdered Vivienne’s mother has mod-
ern descendents, too, and she intends to even the
score, hunting them down one by one. The heroes
have to find the connection between the victims in
order to stop the murders. Of course, smart heroes
may ask themselves if the murders fit Vivienne’s
long-ranging schemes. Could there be more than
plain revenge at work?
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Vivienne of Aquitaine PL 10/144 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 6/3 2 6/3 1 5/2 6/3 4/1
Powers Offense
Witch-Form, Enhanced Abilities 15 (Sta +3, Dex +3, Int Initiative +2
+3, Awa +3, Pre +3), Enhanced Defenses 7 (Dodge +4, Will Bewitching Gaze +8, Will DC 20 (vision-based)
+3), Enhanced Skills 15 (Deception +6, Expertise: Magic +10, Sleeping Gesture +8, Will DC 20
Expertise: Middle Ages +8, Intimidation +6), Enhanced Ad-
Transmogrify +4, Fortitude DC 20
vantages 6 (Artificer, Fascinate, Inspire 3, Ritualist) (43 pts)
Athamé +10, Toughness DC 23
Broomstick +4, Toughness DC 21
Cursing, 20 pt. array
Bewitching Gaze, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Will, Mentally
Impaired/Mentally Disabled/Controlled; Cumulative; Defense
Sense Dependant-Visual) (20 pts) Dodge 8/4 Fortitude 8/5
Sleeping Gesture, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Fort, Physi-
cally Impaired/Physically Disabled/Asleep; Cumulative; Parry 10/4 Toughness 9/6
Limited-hands must be free) (1 pt) Will 10/4
Art of Transmogrification, Affliction 10 (vs. Fort, Dazed/
Stunned/Transformed; Cumulative, Continuous; Lim-
COMPLICATIONS
ited- turned into paintings) (1 pt)
Motivation—Survival: Vivienne’s mastery of
magic allows her to connect to a blood descendant
Athamé, 16 pt. array (easily removable -6)
Dispel Magic, Nullify Magic 8 (Broad) (16 pts) she can match perfectly on an ethereal level. Seeing
Cut the Cord, ranged Damage 8 (Accurate 1, Dimen- the end of her realm, she looks to escape into the
sional 2-mystic realms, Incurable, Precise, Subtle 1; Magic future where her magic can restore her power and
Check Required DC 16) (1 pt) influence.

Broomstick, 16 pt array (easily removable -6) Power Loss: Vivienne’s essence is instilled in an
Ride the Winds, Flight 8 (500 mph) (16 pts)
object that she leaves for Mariam to find. When the
Combat Magic, Enhanced Parry 6, Damage 6 (Affects
Insubstantial 2) (1 pt) object is found and destroyed, Mariam is freed from
Vivienne’s possession, and she loses her italicized
SKILLS abilities and powers.
Athletics 4 (+4), Deception 6 (+10), Expertise
(Magic) 10 (+15), Expertise (Middle Ages) 8 (+13),
Expertise (Current Events) 4 (+9/6), Intimidation
6 (+10), Persuasion 3 (+7/+4), Sleight of Hand 3
(+9/+6), Stealth 4 (+6)

ADVANTAGES Power Points

Artificer, Close Attack 3, Defensive Roll 3, Fascinate Abilities 30 + Powers 87 + Advantages 10 + Skills 9
1 (Deception), Improved Trip, Inspire 3, Languages + Defenses 8 = 144 points
1 (English; Native—French), Ranged Attack 2,
Ritualist
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:
VON ARGERS
Male, 45, 5’8”, 175 lbs., hazel eyes, salt and pepper hair
Really: don’t know his actual name
A part of: the Nazi party
Based out of: Berlin, Germany
Worked as: a scientist
Active during: the Golden Age, and could be found
in later generations on occasion. His brand of evil
never seems to die.
Looks: Von Ärgers is an older man with an aristo-
cratic face framed by short graying brown hair that
crowns his head. He always stands tall and proud, a
distinguished gentleman in well-tailored suits, and a
gray lab coat when he works. His hazel eyes are con-
stantly on the alert, burning bright
with intelligence and zeal.
Von Ärgers would arrange their deaths in “terrible
accidents” or frame them for treasonous conduct.
Little made the scientist happier than getting such
undeserving rats turned over to him for experimen-
tation.
As the Reich started to collapse, Von Ärgers made
his plans to escape, gathering lackeys and stolen
equipment to flee the fiery wreck of Nazi Germany.
He swore to continue the Aryan cause and the
advancement of pure science beyond the death of
the dream. He succeeded, and continues to threaten
freedom throughout the ages to come.

Known History: Von Ärgers is a

mystery to everyone who has made
an attempt to uncover his back-
ground. He claims aristocratic blood
from a line extending from before
there was a Germany, all the way back to the
days of the Roman Empire. There’s no verifi-
cation for this, but it’s not as implausible as it
sounds. His true name has never been uncovered
in any records. People only know him by the Ger-
man translation “Of Anger.”
We do know that Von Ärgers was a
Nazi loyalist, eager to put his guid-
ing principle of science for the sake
of science to the service of the Third
Reich. He helped fashion some of their
most dangerous prototype weapons and
experimental doomsday devices, and
experimented with super-soldier cre-
ation. He was respected by his peers,
but he hated them all. Any scientist
not working with him was a thief steal-
ing his well-earned funding. Quite often,
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Psychology: Von Ärgers is brilliantly insane, dedi- powers, his plots should be full of epic-scale villainy,
cated to the cause of “pure science,” undeterred by super-science devices and a small army of minions
political or financial constraints and unadulterated armed with powerful weapons. His tactics should be
by human morals. He is supremely secure in his tailored to fit whatever he’s been given for this out-
own intelligence, and despises scientists who de- ing, and if it’s not necessarily consistent, well...that’s
velop theories opposing his. Reason is his mistress; just the Golden Age for you.
the only woman whose stomach he doesn’t turn. But
sometimes the lovers fight, Von Ärgers’ icy demean-
or shatters, and he becomes divorced from anything
Adventure Seeds
Von Ärgers has unleashed a new sonic weapon that
approaching rationality. He hates those moments
is driving Allied soldiers insane, turning them on
of insanity, but as he isolates himself in his old age,
each other. The heroes are rushed to the rescue, but
they’re becoming more common.
no one realizes that the sonic weapon is just the
bait. The real threat in the device is the ability to
Known Abilities: Von Ärgers is possibly the smart-
take over control of superhumans and turn them to
est man alive in his time, if not all time. His brain
the Reich’s needs. Now, non-powered heroes face
is easily able to multi-track strategies, research and
powered heroes in a desperate race to save the war
inventions, while focusing on revenge against the
effort, their friends, and their own lives!
meddling super-heroes who stand in his way. His
mind is so strong, his intellect so deep, that psychics
One of Von Ärgers’ subjects breaks free from the
find themselves thwarted in trying to penetrate his
scientist’s control, but the effects of the experiment
thoughts.
are still killing him. Can the heroes find a way to
reverse the damage? Or can they somehow unravel
On the other hand: Von Ärgers could easily put
the experiment to save the subject’s life and keep his
pure science above loyalty to the Reich. Such a mad-
new abilities? Why would Von Ärgers be willing to
man could out-think his government handlers as
offer a solution to the problem? Can they trust the
well as rival scientists; such an intellect would want
madman?
to see the occult-laden Germany purified by cold
reason. By the time World War II was in full swing,
this Von Ärgers would take over the Reich. Imagine Customization Notes
the map of a Europe won and ruled by a cold, calcu-
lating genius with unlimited resources.

Campaign Use
Von Ärgers is the classic Nazi mad scientist. It
wouldn’t be a true representation of the Golden
Age if you didn’t have a mad scientist creating evil
devices to bedevil the heroes. Von Ärgers is not
anything special outside of his mental resistances
- he’s insanely brilliant but still normal. He’s not
even been given a Variable power as is often typical
of scientist or gadgeteer types. Instead, Von Ärgers
should be given whatever plot device is necessary to
threaten the player characters. Despite his lack of
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Von Ärgers PL 6/140 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 2 1 2 3 8 5 2
Powers Offense
Master of His Own Mind! Immunity 10 (Emotion Initiative +1
Descriptors), Enhanced Will 6 (limitation- vs. Men- Sword +8, Toughness DC 19
tal power descriptors), Protection 6 (limitation- vs. Pistol +6, Toughness DC 18
Mental power descriptors) (16 pts)
Defense
ADVANTAGES Dodge 4 Fortitude 2
Benefits 6 (Wealth and Resources 4-multimillion- Parry 5 Toughness 2/8*
aire; Security Clearance—Nazi party; Status—Ger-
Will 10/16* * vs. powers with the
man Noble), Connected, Contacts, Defensive
mental descriptor
Attack, Eidetic Memory, Favored Foe (Soldiers),
Improved Defense, Improved Disarm, Improvised
COMPLICATIONS
Tools, Inventor, Languages 2 (English, Russian; na-
Motivation—Patriotism: Von Ärgers believes
tive—German), Skill Mastery (Technology), Ulti-
wholeheartedly in Nazi propaganda: the superiority
mate Effort (Technology)
of the Aryan race and its innate right to rule.
SKILLS
Rivalry—Other Nazi Scientists: Von Ärgers knows
Close Combat (Swords) 5 (+8), Deception 8 (+10),
he is the preeminent scientist of his time, and the
Expertise (Biology) 10 (+18), Expertise (Physics) 8
intellectual savior of the Third Reich. Other scien-
(+16), Expertise (Psychology) 10 (+18), Insight 4
tists are merely stealing his rightful funding.
(+9), Intimidation 6 (+8), Investigation 6 (+8), Per-
ception 3 (+8), Persuasion 3 (+8), Ranged Combat
(Handguns) 4 (+6), Stealth 4 (+5), Technology 12
(+20), Treatment 7 (+15), Vehicles 4 (+6)

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 16 + Advantages 19 + Skills 47 + Defenses 10 = 140 points

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The Silver Age Tone

The Silver Age of comics saw fewer super-normal heroes, aliens and mystic
visitors, and more truly super-powered humans. This trend had been grow-
ing as the Golden Age waned, but by now most heroes had genuine powers
of their own, rather than just good training and a neat gadget or two. More
humans now took to the skies – some even headed out into space - punched
through walls and did all sorts of superhuman feats. Largely gone were the
normal crooks, gangsters, Nazis and mad scientists. They could not pose a
real threat to this new type of hero and had gotten to be old hat. The new
villains had powers just like the heroes, but employed them for gain, con-
quest or simply evil. Normal crooks that showed up, often criminal syndi-
cates or organizations, were armed to the teeth with advanced weaponry that
no normal law enforcement agency would have.

Events in the real world conspired to strengthen some of the “super-hero

code” that had begun to develop at the end of the Golden Age. The new he-
roes had abandoned their agendas of vigilantism, worked within the system
to bring evildoers to justice, and turned them over alive to the police. Certain
heroes still relied on intimidation to get confessions, and strong-arm tactics
still popped up; crime was wrong and it was okay to put criminals in their
place. But when it came down to it, heroes didn’t inflict long-term injuries
against their informants, nor did they kill their enemies. To do so would
make them as bad as the villains they fought. A new menace appeared in this
time besides costumed super-criminals: the Communist threat. Unlike the
evil Nazis of the Golden Age, the Reds were deceitful and their expansion-
ist policies had the entire west in fear of an atomic war. It was no wonder
that Communist spymasters, saboteurs and costumed villains soon appeared,
fueled by Cold War hysteria and patriotic jingoism. Of course, the Commie
masters of disguise and espionage would be sure to don their crimson “fight-
ing togs” when it came time to duke it out with our brave heroes. White was
still White, and Black was still Black, after all, even if Black was often Red.

The Silver Age heroes would be stronger, with more outright powers, and
the player characters of this chapter are built with this in mind. For the most
part, the constructions are still basic, but most start at the default PL 10/150
points. There are exceptions, and they’re discussed at appropriate points in
the chapter.
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The Radar Family Sky Wave, Radar Man, Sonar Girl
Leader: Radar Man
History: The Radar Family came together over the
early years of the Silver Age. Walter remained active
after the Vanguard disbanded, pitting his techno-
logical prowess against a wide array of foes, and
gaining the admiration of the public. Exposed to
the unique energy of his armor, Walter’s son Brian
developed innate superpowers. When Brian got a
handle on these gifts, he decided to become a hero
like his father. So Sky Wave joined the fight, and re-
luctantly, Walter accepted his help. No one officially
confirmed the theory, but the public adored the
father-and-son team cleaning up their streets.
One day a new heroine appeared on the scene,
identifying herself as an ally to Radar Man. She
called herself Sonar... and the media cheered on this
new Sonar Girl. For the rest of the Silver Age, crimi-
PG: 87
nals everywhere feared the Radar Family, whether
facing all three, or just one.
Resources: The Radar Family didn’t have any team
resources in the classic sense. They didn’t need a
separate headquarters since they could just all gather
at the Kettering house. All three could fly, so ve-
hicles seemed pointless as well. They relied on their
standard gear and Brian’s innate power, and never
had need for other equipment.
Legacy: The Radar Family was the first of the small,
unorganized super-hero units that would take center
stage in the Silver Age. They established the notion
that just getting together when needed would be
enough. The public’s awareness of Radar Man and
Sky Wave being father and son also secured the no-
tion of the legacy hero.
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Radar Man
Male, 39, 5’7”, 160 lbs., green eyes, brown hair
Really: Walter Kettering
The leader of: the Radar Family
Based out of: Baltimore, Maryland
Worked as: an engineer, later running his own
research firm
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Walter is fifteen years older, but age is a
good look. He’s filled out a bit in an athletic way,
and his brown hair has grayed. His reading glasses
are now bifocals. He has a much more relaxed at-
titude in his face and his wardrobe; he’s made it, he’s
got a family and the life he wants, and it shows.
Walter has had a chance to streamline the armor,
bringing its height down to just over six feet. The
color scheme of battleship gray is mixed with black
for a more stylized “super-hero” look.
Known History: The war came to an end, and the
Golden Age passed into the history books. With it
went the Vanguard, which broke up as members
retired or turned toward personal needs. Walter
Kettering continued to fight, pitting his armor and
scientific know-how against crime and injustice.
But his experiences in those prior years had opened
up a new world for him. He became a full-time
engineer; fell in love and married; even founded his
own research firm. In fact, his war-time contacts
made Walter’s firm one of the top consultants for
the government. At some point, Walter discovered
that his unique miniature radar display’s radiation
had seeped into his cells and altered him. In some
strange accident, he’d internalized the special sen-
sory powers. This was his sign to continue as Radar
Man, and he did so with his wife’s reluctant bless-
ings.
One day, Walter’s son Brian revealed his own pow-
ers and took to the streets as Sky Wave. Soon after,
the secretary he’d hired for Kettering Designs dis-
TITLE:
covered his dual identity and devices, and became
Sonar Girl. Responsible to a fault, Walter tried to
keep them out of action, but he was forced to accept
the Radar Family that now stood on the front lines
against villainy.
Psychology: Walter remains level-headed, calm
and rational, a bedrock for friends and family. He’s
become more of a leader since the arrival of his
partners, steadily growing into the role. He’s still
dedicated to being Radar Man, but he’s also let him-
self relax with his family and business. He’s so much
more comfortable with himself now.
Known Abilities: Years of wearing the original
Radar Man armor altered him, internalizing the sen-
sory abilities of his experimental radar array. He can
sense the world around him even in adverse con-
ditions, and overcome factors that would fool his
other senses, particularly his sight. He can penetrate
darkness, fog, and even illusions with this sense. He
also broadcasts and receives radio transmissions, and
has taken advantage of this to “broadcast” his senses
several hundred feet away, expanding their range.
His streamlined armor grants him incredible
strength, able to lift around 25 tons, and provides
resistance to injury, internalized air supply and rock-
ets with 500 mph flight speed. But the newest ad-
vantage in the armor is the space to add a weapons
suite, giving him some ranged punch as well. More
versatile than ever, is it any wonder Radar Man was
one of the big heroes of his age?
On the other hand: a villainous Radar Man would
no doubt have been sent to prison at least a few
times in the prior age, if there were any heroes there
to stop him. Now older, with fading prospects and
an aching body, a more desperate Walter could
start mass-producing a version of the new Radar
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armor, outfitting a small squad of flunkies to carry
out his plans, while using his new senses to evade
capture and foil his foes (and any overly-ambitious
minions). These Radar Revengers would be tough
thugs with the Exo-suits, though a paranoid Walter
wouldn’t make them too powerful (provides En-
hanced Strength and Protection to bring the minion
stats being used up to a +8 Damage and Toughness
bonus). Walter also maintains a Radar Field Genera-
tor for his own protection, no doubt (Force Field 8).
Campaign Use
In the Silver Age, Radar Man is one of the premier
heroes, at a well-balanced PL 10 with an array of
offense, defense, senses and movement. While he’s
still easy to hit, he’s got a solid Toughness, and a
good range of attack options. Being an inventor
helps to keep him versatile and fun, especially if the
campaign goes along with the notion of a close-knit
“Radar Family”. He’s a good, basic well-rounded
hero very indicative of this period.
Adventure Seeds
Walter’s brother Raymond is running for District
Attorney (or perhaps another office). Walter is put-
ting all his considerable influence behind Raymond,
so the criminals Raymond’s been putting away hope
to bring him down one way or another. The deci-
sive debate of the campaign is the best night for the
criminals to strike! With Walter trapped along with
everyone else, how can he save the day without giv-
ing up his secret identity?
The older Radar armor has been found and stolen.
Now the heroes are face-to-face with armored giants
advancing a hidden mastermind’s secret agenda.
Who stole the armor? How did he figure out where
it was and how to reproduce it? And can the heroes
dismantle the dangerous plot before it’s too late?
PG: 89
Customization Notes
A Family Affair
As touched on earlier, the Silver Age of com-
ics saw a rise in small, self-contained groups
of heroes, usually sporting similar designs and
powers based on some over-arching theme.
Also common was the team of specialists,
either powered or super-normal, who worked
on strange cases that would fit into the team’s
motif. This was largely due to the disappear-
ance of costumed heroes from the comic book
scene following the end of World War II and
the arrival of the 1950s. Instead of presenting a
standard super-hero team roster, we offer four
small collections of heroes representative of the
adventure comics of the time. By the late Silver
Age, more traditional super-hero groups return,
and we present one such group in the Aquari-
ans. They act as a coda to the Silver Age beliefs,
and show the way Silver gave way to Bronze in
a nebulous, crept-upon fashion.
Of the two families presented, one is done
in the sidekick style, with the lead character
who provides the name of the group being a
higher PL than the two supporting characters.
The other trio are presented as more or less
equals, though the third member is also lower
in PL. These characters also present very usable
concepts for a campaign presented in the style
of early television attempts to portray super-
heroes. Many of these series captured a lot of
Silver Age elements, despite being seen in later
comic book “eras”, and can be a lot of fun for a
different kind of super-hero campaign.
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Radar Man PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
10/0 2 0 0 4 5 2 0
Powers Offense
Exo-Suit, removable -14 Initiative +0
Flight 6 (120 mph), Immunity 2 (internal air), Enhanced Focused Beam +8, Toughness DC 27
Strength 10, Protection 10 (44 pts) Tight Beam +8, Toughness DC 23, penetrating 8
Radar Burst, Reflex DC 18 for half effect,
Weapons Array, 25 pt. array Toughness DC 23/19
Focused Beam, ranged Damage 12 (subtle 1) (25 pts)
Tight Beam, ranged Damage 8 (penetrating 8, subtle 1) Stunning Beam +8, Dodge DC 22 to avoid,
(1 pt) Fortitude DC 22 to recover
Radar Burst, Damage 8 (area-burst, subtle 1) (1 pt) Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 25 (in exo-suit)
Stun Beam, ranged Affliction 12 (Dazed/Stunned/Inca-
pacitated; subtle 1) (1 pt)
Defense
Internal Radar 12 pt. array
Dodge 6 Fortitude 7
Communication 2 (radio; area, selective) (12 pts)
Sense 11 (accurate ranged Radio, extended 1, counters Parry 8 Toughness 12/2
illusion, counters all concealment) (1 pt) 7
Will
Remote Viewing 4 (500’) (1 pt)

COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS
Enemies: Radar Man has earned a number of dan-
Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+8), Expertise (Sci-
gerous foes in his two decades of activity.
ence) 6 (+11), Expertise (Engineering) 7 (+12),
Insight 4 (+6), Investigation 4 (+9), Perception 4
Family: Walter has gained a large family, includ-
(+6), Ranged Combat (Weapons Array) 4 (+4),
ing his own wife and son, a new baby daughter, his
Technology 7 (+12)
brother’s family, and Sonar Girl (who’s like a sister
to him).
ADVANTAGES
Benefit 2 (Independently Wealth; U.S. government
Motivation—Responsibility: Walter’s desire to
Security Clearance-“top man”), Close Attack 2,
be Radar Man has changed over the years. As one
Contacts, Interpose, Inventor, Ranged Attack 4
of the more powerful heroes active, and with allies
wanting to uphold his legacy, he feels the weight of
duty and being a role model more keenly than ever.

Power Points: Abilities 26 + Powers 73 + Advantages 11 + Skills 20 + Defenses 20 = 150 points

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Sky Wave
Male, 13, 5’7”, 145 lbs., green eyes, dark brown hair
Really: Brian Kettering
A part of: the Radar Family
Based out of: Baltimore, Maryland
Worked as: a student during the Silver Age, high
school then college
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Sky Wave is thirteen when he starts out,
and looks every bit the gangly youngster struggling
with growth spurts. He’s nearly as tall as his father
already, and will eventually tower over him. His hair
is dark brown, and worn thicker and longer than his
father would like. Brian is easy-going, with an infec-
tious grin and a relaxed stance. As Sky Wave, he
wears a simple costume typical of the time, though
with a fun “radar web” look over the shoulders. De-
spite being superhumanly strong, he’s not muscle-
bound, though he’s clearly in great shape. And when
he finally becomes legal, he’s a real heart-breaker, let
me assure you.
Known History: Brian Kettering grew up with one
of the great success stories of his time for a father:
a self-taught engineer who worked his way from
repairman to respected expert, eventually founding
his own company. Brian wanted to be just like his
father when he grew up, studying math and phys-
ics, while constantly going through Walter’s work-
shop at home. He wanted to learn all he could. He
learned more than he was prepared to find out.
His father wasn’t just a self-made businessman
and engineer; he was also the self-made super-hero
Radar Man. Up until then, Brian hid his strange
ability to see and manipulate radio waves from his
parents. Now that he knew he wasn’t some strange
alien or monster, Brian revealed the truth to his
dad. Not only that, but he designed a costume for
himself and followed Radar Man out onto a case,
calling himself Sky Wave. There was no stopping
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the youngster; Walter could either keep him around
and train him, or watch Brian run off on his own
adventures and get hurt. And to his father’s surprise,
Brian has been dedicated to training and learning
how to be a super-hero. The whole family is proud
that a new generation will be around when Walter
finally decides to retire.
Psychology: Brian Kettering is a well-grounded
young man for a person born with mutant powers.
He’s upbeat, enjoys reading and writing, and doesn’t
mind being unable to participate in the athletics of
his peers. After all, he gets to be a super-hero. His
one irritation is his secret; he loves the adulation he
gets for being a hero, and he’s frustrated that he can’t
tell his fawning high school peers the truth. Instead,
he’s the bookworm who can only admire his alter
ego with his friends. As Sky Wave gets older, the
usual issues settle in to greater or lesser extent: the
desire for a girlfriend he can connect with; grow-
ing up in a strict household; and being the ‘junior’
partner of the Radar Family. Even Sonar Girl, who
starts after him, is older and gets treated as an adult.
Even when he’s ready to go to college, the press has
branded Sky Wave as the kid sidekick, and he’ll
struggle to shake that image. But when all is said
and done, he’s a good-hearted young man with a
great love for his family, who thrills to the public
cheering for Sky Wave to save the day.
Known Abilities: Sky Wave’s powers are all innate
mutations caused by the energies that changed his
father’s body. While they are moderate to start, Sky
Wave is only thirteen when he first puts on the
mask. His powers only grow along with the rest of
him over the years. He is strong enough to lift about
a ton, and he has an incredible amount of endur-
ance. He can manipulate radio waves in ways that
astound scientists. He can use them to generate
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a force field for protection, to fly through the air, Adventure Seeds
to fire blasts of energy, or even create small, crude Sarah Beth Fowler thinks Sky Wave is just the great-
objects out of “solidified radio waves.” And as I’ve est. She’s the president of his fan club, she’s at all his
already mentioned, that’s just when he starts. When public appearances, she publishes a fanzine of his
he’s fully grown, he’s not just really hot, he’s a pow- exploits, and she will eventually marry him. Need-
erhouse too. less to say, she’s determined to prove that Sky Wave
is really the cute, if dorky, Brian Kettering. Just as a
On the other hand: Brian Kettering has plenty of full vengeance squad of Radar Man’s old foes escape
reasons to be bitter, in his own mind. After all, his prison, and the Family has to be at its most focused,
father achieved everything through his own sweat Sarah Beth steps up her unmasking efforts. Ah, the
and tears, leaving nothing for Brian to achieve in life of a teen idol, right?
comparison. He has these powers that make him
better than his peers, but he can either reveal them A sudden growth spurt isn’t stopping. Brian’s getting
and be feared, or hide them and be taunted as a larger, his powers are getting out of control, and
weakling. Then there’s time he catches his “good, he’s endangering not just his blood and super-hero
upright moral” father carrying on with some bimbo families, but the whole city. Is there a sinister cause
cheerleader in the lab. No way he’s not having an behind it? Can the Radar Family
affair with her, the huge hypocrite! So why shouldn’t et to the bottom of the mystery before tragedy
he create the identity of Sky Wave, and head out strikes?
into the night skies to embarrass both of his father’s
identities?
Customization Notes
Campaign Use
Sky Wave is the classic sidekick: eager and excited to
help his mentor while more than ready to fly direct-
ly into trouble. Sky Wave is a lower-point version of
his father, with a well-rounded mix of offense, de-
fense, movement, and a utility power. He can fight
melee and ranged with similar effectiveness, and
Create Object gives him versatility a creative player
can enjoy. He’s built to be a lower PL than the rest
of the Radar Family to mimic the superhero “fami-
lies” of the Silver Age, but there’s no reason he can’t
be PL 10 as well. He’ll just become more effective
at what he does well, without stepping on any toes.
But for some player groups that want to experiment
with the notion, Sky Wave can still be useful at his
lower level, and provide some fun opportunities.
And don’t forget, Sky Wave’s status as the dreaded
‘junior partner’ can send Hero Points flying dur-
ing Boy Hostage scenarios, and impulsive headlong
rushes against incredible odds.
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Sky Wave PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6 5 5 3 4 0 2 0
Powers Offense
Radio Wave Manipulation, Protection 3 (Sus- Initiative +5
tained), Flight 6 (120 mph), Sense 1 (radio), Radar Beam +7, Toughness DC 23
Ranged Damage 8, Create 8 (stationary, propor- Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 22
tional) (40 pts)
Defense
SKILLS Dodge 7 Fortitude 8
Athletics 5 (+11), Intimidation 3 (+3), Investigation Parry 8 Toughness 8/5
2 (+2), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Combat (Beam 5
Will
attack) 4 (+7), Stealth 2 (+7)
COMPLICATIONS
ADVANTAGES
Family Obligations: Sky Wave’s mother is a normal
Accurate Attack, All-Out Attack, Close Attack 4,
person, as is his baby sister (so far). He is protective
Great Endurance, Teamwork
of them, and responsible to his father.

Motivation—Thrill-Seeker: Sky Wave is in love

with his powers, and in love with the excitement of
being a masked hero.

Secret Identity: Beyond the immediate Radar Fam-

ily, Brian keeps his identity a secret. Which is eating
him up inside, since he’s doing this for the attention
as much as the good cause.

Power Points: Abilities 50 + Powers 40 + Advantages 8 + Skills 10 + Defenses 12 = 120 points

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Sonar Girl
Female, 23, 5’5”, 145 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair
Really: Sandra Doran
A part of: the Radar Family
Based out of: Baltimore, Maryland
Worked as: a secretary for Kettering Designs
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Sandra Doran is a fit and trim woman in
her early twenties, full of bubbly excitement which
shows on her face and in her moves. One can tell
she’s a cheerleader, both by her physical condition-
ing and bright disposition. Her blond hair is shoul-
der-length and often in a ponytail, though she wears
it loose as Sonar Girl. She’s got such a friendly face,
it’s hard to not like her. Her skirt-and-cape costume
is typical of the period, and truly adorable.
Known History: Ah, Sandy, a girl never quite able
to get what she wants. True, she got into a good
college (the University of Baltimore); she landed a
good job with a fast-growing company; she even got
to meet her idol, Radar Man. But she couldn’t get
into the college of her choice; she only got a job as a
secretary; and when she learned that Radar Man was
also her boss, Walter Kettering, she learned she’d
never get her man.
But she was undeterred. Sandy loved Walter
desperately, but she’d never hurt him or his family.
After learning of his dual identity, she scavenged
leftover parts from Walter’s workshop to make her
own Sonar identity. She knew this would give her
ample opportunities to bond with Walter, spending
long hours at investigation and surveillance in the
struggle against evil. Radar Man wasn’t overly happy
with another partner suddenly popping up, but San-
dy and Brian seemed to get along well, and the press
loved the Radar Family. She would have followed
him secretly if he didn’t take her on; if she was going
to be around, it only made sense to take advantage
of her abilities. For her part, she loved being part of
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the Radar Family. It made her feel, for a little while,
like she was Radar Man’s wife. The press of the time
insisted on calling her Sonar Girl, which frustrated
her. They could have at least said Sonar Woman, or
Lady, or something more grown-up. Worse, Walter
would talk about his wife, his son and his brother,
and Sandy would never try to break up a happy
family. Instead, she pined away for the man she
could never have, fighting crime under an identity
forced upon her. Eventually, she’d graduate, and find
a love of her own. But until then, Sonar Girl battled
crime as a valued member of the Radar Family, and
maybe occasionally, her frustrations would leak out
onto villains.
Psychology: Sonar Girl is a mix of emotions. Typi-
cally an upbeat young woman with a true “cheer-
leader” attitude, she’s constantly supportive of her
friends without reserve. But she can get quiet and
withdrawn when she thinks no one’s paying at-
tention. She isn’t emotionally unhealthy; she’s just
suffering growing pains in a time when conformity
and family is king. She’s torn by her deep love for
Walter, and the genuine affection she’s developed
for his family. She’d never want to be the cause of
their pain, even if it means her own heart suffers.
She’s emotional, passionate, romantic and carefree.
It’s this whirlwind that drives her as Sonar Girl, and
makes her the heroine she is.
Known Abilities: Sandy Doran has no superhuman
powers. She’s whip-smart, and gifted athletically;
if she’d focused at a young age, she’d have been an
Olympic gymnast. As Sonar Girl, she cobbled to-
gether her own exo-suit, later replaced by a suit Wal-
ter refined specifically for her. This gives her a mea-
sure of super-strength and the ability to fly. Since
her outfit contains fewer and lighter pieces than
Radar Man’s, she can reach much higher speeds. She
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wears a headset that grants her a sonar sense, similar afoot to sunder one of the great superhero families?
to Radar Man’s, but based on ultrasonic sounds and Or is there an equally dangerous, but less evil reason
hearing rather than radio waves. She also has a sonar for the bizarre mystery?
weapon with several useful attacks strapped to her
wrist. A Kettering family vacation takes a dangerous turn
when a villain strikes. Sonar Girl arrives to support
On the other hand: there’s at least one outlying Radar Man and Sky Wave, but the master plan un-
timeline, branched off so far that it gives me severe leashes an avalanche, inferno, or some similar large-
vertigo to enter it, where the world is truly topsy- scale disaster. Now, Sonar Girl is stuck with Radar
turvy. This version of Sonar Girl is consistent with Man’s wife in a struggle for survival, trying to help
the one we know so well, until frustrations mounted injured civilians and work their way back to the rest
too high for Sandy. In this ultimate tangent of of the family, and leaving Sonar Girl to contend
a world, grown-up Sandy, denied her true love, with her rival for Walter’s affections.
seduces his wife instead. Sandy turns her against
Walter, breaking up the family. This Sonar (and woe Customization Notes
to anyone who adds Girl after her escapades warp
to the max) and her lover go on a rampage in the
Bronze Age, dedicated to ruining the reputation of
the Radar Family by bedeviling the heroes of later
periods. Ugh, just thinking about being that far out
is a wild storm of epic ugliness. Let’s just move on
quickly.

Campaign Use
Sonar Girl is the ranged and agile member of the
Radar Family. She has decent super-strength, but
her true abilities lie in movement; avoiding being
hit, maneuvering around enemies, and unleashing
various ranged attacks. Her skill set and advan-
tages make her hard to target, and she can provide
distraction as a result. She does lack some of the
versatility of the other two members, between Radar
Man’s Inventor, and Sky Wave’s Create Object
power. On the other hand, she offers a different
kind of physicality and hands-on action that the
more intellectual members lack.

Adventure Seeds
The heroes have found themselves with a strange
pair of requests. First, Radar Man and Sky Wave
come searching for Sonar Girl, who vanished a
couple of days ago. Then Sonar Girl arrives, des-
perate to save her missing Family members, and
needing the heroes to help. What sort of evil plan is
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Sonar Girl PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
7/1 4 6 4 4 1 3 3
Powers Offense
Exo-Suit, removable -5 Initiative +10
Immunity 2 (no suffocation), Enhanced Strength 6, Flight Sonic Blast +11, Toughness DC 23
7 (250 mph) (28 pts) Sonic Burst, Dodge DC 16 for half damage,
Toughness DC 21/18
Sonar Headset, removable -1 Deafen +11, Dodge DC 16 to avoid,
Senses 7 (accurate ultra-sonic hearing, extended 1,
analytical, counters invisibility) (7 pts) Fortitude DC 16 to recover
Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 22
Sonar Gun, 18 pt. array, easily removable -8
Sonic Blast, ranged Damage 9 (18 pts) Defense
Sonic Burst, ranged Damage 6 (area-cone) (1 pt) Dodge 12 Fortitude 10
Deafen, ranged Affliction 6 (Dazed/Stunned/Incapaci-
Parry 9 Toughness 8/4
tated; cumulative) (1 pt)
Will 7
SKILLS
Acrobatics 6 (+12), Athletics 6 (+7/+13), Close COMPLICATIONS
Combat (Unarmed) 6 (+10), Deception 4 (+7), In- Heroic Name: Sandy named herself Sonar, and is
sight 5 (+8), Perception 6 (+9), Persuasion 8 (+11), frustrated by the papers and radio calling her Sonar
Ranged Combat (Sonar Gun) 7 (+11) Girl.

ADVANTAGES Hero Worship: The other reason Sonar Girl

Agile Feint, Close Attack 2, Defensive Roll 4,
Improved Initiative 1, Instant Up, Move-by Action,
Skill Mastery (Acrobatics), Ultimate Acrobatics
donned her costume was to win the attentions of
her idol, Radar Man, whom she sees as the greatest
hero. Since she learned that her boss Walter is Radar
Man, her love for him has only increased, frustrated
by the fact that he’s happily married to another
woman.

Motivation—Recognition: Despite being a cheer-

leader in high school and college, she lacked for
more serious attention, and has become Sonar Girl
partly to be taken legitimately.

Power Points: Abilities 52 + Powers 41 + Advantages 12 + Skills 24 + Defenses 21 = 150 points

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The Redeemer Family Faith, Redeemer, Troublemaker
Leader: Redeemer
History: Though this group came about by com-
plete accident, it became no less of a close unit than
the Radar Family. It started when the retired heroine
Troubleshooter discovered she’d gained vitolite pow-
ers from the accident that cost her true love’s life.
She worked covertly for a little while, until one of
the people she rescued encouraged her to adopt the
costumed identity of Redeemer. Redeemer started
to appear in Houston, occasionally accompanied by
a younger woman called Faith. Then a new figure
appeared, pretending to be Troubleshooter. This for-
mer criminal from the Golden Age wanted to make
amends too. Renamed Troublemaker, the newcomer
would become the third member of this informal
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family, much to Redeemer’s chagrin. The public
loved Troublemaker’s antics in battling crime, which
made it too hard for Katie to send her away. The
Redeemer “family” spent the Silver Age bringing
hope and redemption to themselves and to the city.
Resources: Like the Radar Family, this trio had
little reason to invest in resources. They were never a
formal group.
Legacy: This family had little impact in the long
run, at least on the history of super-heroes. For
Redeemer and Troublemaker, it did a lot of good,
bringing the former out of her shell, and setting the
latter on the path of a respectable life. Redeemer is
one of the more respected heroines in history.
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REDEEMER
Female, 35, 5’8”, 185 lbs., green eyes, chestnut hair
Really: Katherine Landon
A part of: the unofficially named Redeemer Family
Based out of: Houston, Texas
Worked as: a private investigator
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Katie grew into a lovely woman in her mid-
thirties, with chestnut hair to her shoulders, and
a curvy body still in great condition. Her weight
looked great on her, an elegant, classy dame. She
wears comfortable clothes: plaid shirts, blue jeans,
sneakers. She’s not all that concerned at this point
in her life with “gussying up”. As Redeemer, her
costume is all sky blue and sleek silver, and fits her
new role and attitude well.
Known History: Katie Landon’s life was a grand
adventure full of chills and thrills with a hint of
romance, as she careened through Houston in the
Golden Age as the Troubleshooter. All that high-
living and devil-may-care attitude crashed to a halt
when Constable came to town seeking help. It
seemed a vitolite ray projector had been stolen by
the Dart, who intended to boost his own powers
with it, then sell it to foreign agents. Troubleshooter
and Roger were already on the case, but the Dart
captured Roger, and used him to blackmail the her-
oine: help stop Constable, or Roger would pay the
price. When Troubleshooter attempted a double-
cross of the super-villain with Constable at her side,
the projector exploded, bathing Katie in vitolite ra-
diation. As Constable played clean-up and stopped
the agents, the wharf-side warehouse crumbled into
the ocean. Katie tried, but was unable to save Roger
as he sank into the waters.
Katie never really got over the loss of Roger, feel-
ing her carelessness was responsible for his loss. She
quit the super-hero life, and attempted to pick up
the pieces of Roger’s detective agency. Years passed,
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and the vitolite rays worked their delayed magic on
her. Eventually, Katie noticed how much stronger
and more durable she was. Her leaps were longer,
she recovered faster, and one day, she leaped into
the air and learned she could fly, very very fast.
She’d been given a second chance to make up for
the mistakes of youth. Redemption could be hers,
and she took her new code-name to remind her of
the responsibility inherent in being a masked hero.
Redeemer took to the Houston skyline at the birth
of the Silver Age, and eventually learned to forgive
herself, side-by-side with new allies.
Psychology: Katie is still a good-hearted woman,
dedicated to justice and protecting the innocent.
She’s just much more serious about it now. She rec-
ognizes the mistakes of her past, and works hard to
rectify them. At first, Katie was too serious and cau-
tious, and rarely enjoyed her new gifts, or her return
to costumed activity. Thanks to her “family”, she’s
opened up that calloused heart, and learned to take
pleasure in her powers. She is a strong and secure
mother figure, though occasionally still haunted by
flashbacks of Roger’s death. Redeemer has become
understandably leery about making close ties to
non-powered people while in her mask. As Katie
though, she’s very friendly, caring and concerned.
Maybe even a little too friendly, if you ask some.
“Busy-body” has been mentioned once or twice.
Known Abilities: Katie developed superpowers due
to the vitolite explosion. She is now very strong,
able to lift nearly a ton, sometimes more if she re-
ally pushes herself. She is very hard to hurt as well,
and recovers faster than normal. She has no need to
breathe, which is helpful up in the sky. She reaches
nearly Mach 3 flying, making her one of the fast-
est objects on Earth in this time. She’s a very skilled
hand-to-hand fighter with a good aim, and an excel-
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lent detective, having learned from her father and
Roger.
On the other hand: Katie’s discovery of her powers
might not lead her to believe in redemption. In-
stead, such power might be turned on the criminal
world with a dangerous fury. Very quickly, Vindica-
tor would become a frightening scythe against vil-
lainy. A bloody swath of dead crooks quickly drew
the attentions of other heroes, whose good name
she was being ruined with her violence. Even a less
bloodthirsty Vindicator could be hunting down
criminals, locking them up in her very own prison
with no chance of release. This Katie would still use
some of her old equipment. In her hands, the lariat
and bolos would become even more dangerous,
allowing her to Extend her Strength for grappling,
damage and throwing people around. And who
knows how Vindicator would react to super-heroes
who didn’t believe she was still devoted to justice?
Campaign Use
Redeemer is a slightly different kind of brick. She’s
strong, but not greatly so, as hard to hurt as the PL
would indicate, but she can recover more quickly
than usual for bricks. Her high levels of attack
bonus enable her to take advantage of combat
maneuvers, making her more versatile in combat
than would normally be expected. She’s a thinker
too, with street-savvy skills that make it hard for
criminals to evade her for long. She offers players a
chance to take different approaches to hammering
the enemy on physical terms.
Adventure Seeds
Revenant comes to see his former Vanguard team-
mate with bad news: someone has kidnapped
Roger’s spirit, and he suspects it’s to blackmail
Redeemer and her family into committing a terrible
crime against the living. Talk about her worst fears
come back to haunt her! Can she face her greatest
failure? Can she earn the ultimate redemption from
Roger’s ghost?
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Sun Devil returns! The horse is stronger, faster, and
more durable than ever, and Redeemer has to face
the fact that her super-powered mount is destroying
the town. Is he truly on a mindless rampage? Or is
the newly-intelligent animal luring the heroes into
even greater danger?
The Wonders of Vitolite!
Nathan Rayburn discovered, or developed, a
wavelength of energy he named vitolite. No one’s
sure if it was discovered or developed, because like
many scientists who made astounding advances
in technology, his notes were lousy and hard to
replicate. Vitolite could have changed the world;
instead it gave us some super-heroes, but that’s not
so bad, I guess. Regardless, vitolite energy is able
to impregnate the cells of a living being, making
them work better, enhancing their innate structure,
and providing limited supernormal strength and
durability. The process wears off over the course of
days, and since there’s never a precise enough way
to measure the vitolite’s output, it’s never really
guaranteed how long each exposure will last.
What no one predicted when Constable began his
career is what long-term effects vitolite would have
on those cells irradiated with power regularly. The
grim truth; repeated, long-term vitolite irradiation
will damage a person’s body. After the Golden Age,
Robert learned this result, sadly. It’s this discovery
that would lead the government to shelve its use
and replace Constable. In the Bronze Age, the
decision is made to bring out a new super-agent,
but by then, research enabled them to find a way
to use the radiation to empower a special suit that
could provide second-hand vitolite, and Alpha
Agent would be born. Other people would learn
other ways to apply this miracle energy, or develop
powers from it, and it makes a great element for
new hero or villain origins, super-weapons, odd
disasters, or whatever other uses a GM can dream
up.
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Redeemer PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 6 4 3 6 0 4 2
Powers Offense
Vitolite Exposure Initiative +12
Superflight, Flight 10 (2,000 mph) (20 pts) Unarmed +15, Toughness DC 20
Enhanced Physique, Immunity 2 (no need to Thrown +13, Toughness DC 20
breathe), Protection 4, Regeneration 2 (Persistent)
(10 pts) Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 12
SKILLS Parry 10 Toughness 10
Athletics 4 (+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 6 (+12), 8
Will
Expertise (Streetwise) 8 (+8), Insight 6 (+10), Inves-
tigation 8 (+8), Perception 6 (+10), Ranged Combat
COMPLICATIONS
(Thrown) 8 (+11), Technology 4 (+4)
Guilt: The loss of her lover still echoes in her mind.
Despite having put it behind her, and keeping a
ADVANTAGES
positive, upbeat spin on life, there are times when it
All-out Attack, Close Attack 3, Contacts, Favored
can come back to haunt her. When Redeemer fights
Foe 2 (Smugglers, Spies), Great Endurance, Im-
in situations similar to that fateful day, flashbacks
proved Aim, Improved Critical 1 (Unarmed), Im-
will crowd out what actually surrounds her.
proved Initiative 2, Interpose, Power Attack, Ranged
Attack 2, Ultimate Resistance (Fortitude)
Motivation—Responsibility: Gaining powers in
the same mission that saw her true love killed due
to her carelessness, Redeemer feels she was gifted to
make amends, and to let no one else suffer like she
has.

Secret Identity: Katie is very protective of her secret

identity, knowing better than most what happens
when a villain learns the name behind the mask.

Power Points: Abilities 60 + Powers 30 + Advantages 17 + Skills 25 + Defenses 18 = 150 points

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FAITH
Female, 16, 5’4”, 120 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair
Really: Hope Landon
A partner of: Redeemer, and member of the unof-
ficial Redeemer “family”
Based out of: Houston, Texas
Worked as: a student, later a doctor
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: If Faith could look any more sweet and
innocent, I don’t think I could stand it. She has
bouncy light brown hair that bobs at her shoulders,
and wide “princess” eyes that look deep into you
without judging. She’s slim and lithe, just under five
and a half feet tall, very unassuming, utterly ador-
able. And yet...when she lets go, she can grab your
attention and hold it for as long as her satin voice
chooses. She wears a simple silvery-white tunic and
knee-length skirt belted at the waist with a sky-blue
sash, matching her guardian’s colors.
Known History: Before Katie Landon became
Redeemer, she used her new powers when they were
sorely needed. Like the time a terrible fire swept
through an orphanage full of children abandoned
by the war. Katie did all she could to help the fire
department, but it was a powerful blaze, and for
many of the children, help came too late. But Katie
rescued Hope that day, and though she didn’t know
it yet, Hope would save Katie.
Hope recovered in the hospital for a few days
before Katie took her in. Eventually, Katie would
adopt her, and give Hope her last name. There was
something about the teenager that reached out to
Katie, a fierce optimism despite losing her family
and now her friends. After all, there was a silver
lining in the dark clouds of the fire, she once told
Katie. She’d found a new mother.
Hope received a second silver lining as well; dur-
ing her recovery, Hope swore that the dreams she
had of her fellow orphans healed her body and soul.
PG: 101
Each one touched her during those dreams, and
filled Hope with their spiritual essence. Whether
it was a celestial miracle, something in the fire, or
Katie’s own burgeoning powers rubbing off, Hope
left the hospital with her own special abilities. When
Hope stumbled over Katie’s old Troubleshooter cos-
tume and trophies, she realized Katie was her war-
time idol, as well as mother. She convinced Katie to
take up a new name, and use her powers to make
amends if Katie felt so strongly. Hope helped her
develop the Redeemer identity, and when Redeemer
stepped onto that first rooftop, cape flapping in the
Houston winds, Faith stood by her side. Her smile
beamed bright enough to announce to the world
that there were new heroines on the scene.
Psychology: Hope’s optimism and cheer fit her
name well. No matter how dark something gets,
Hope is the point of light that helps her allies get
through it. I’m not sure if all super-powers are fash-
ioned by a person’s personality, but it seems to have
done so in Faith. She is incredibly secure in herself,
and supports and encourages others; sometimes, it’s
a bit too much.
Of course, there are those parts of herself that
Faith doesn’t like to face. Despite the uplifting
nature of her powers, she’s a teenager with too
much tragedy in her life, and ultimately Faith is
haunted by all those no one could save; all those
who empower her to do good now. There are times
she wonders if she can live up to their expectations,
and their sacrifice. She isn’t sure if she can ever live a
normal life. Does she even want to? She’s confused,
she’s not perfect. She’s just rather amazing.
Known Abilities: Faith claims her powers come
from the celestial energy given her by the spirits of
the orphans who died in the fire. She can heal others
with her touch, though sympathetic wounds open
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up on her body when she does. Her touch can em-
power others with the peak of human strength and
stamina, or increase her own strength enough to lift
10 tons. She can fly, not as fast as her guardian, but
250 miles per hour is nothing to sneeze at. She can
hear cries for help over great distances, see visions of
people in danger, or catch the whispers of troubled
souls contemplating terrible choices.
On the other hand: in a few timelines, Hope’s
wickedness was the cause of the fire. Why? Who
knows? Some people are born with a hatred of the
living, others are driven to it by circumstances.
Hope embraced this path, and the fire was in fact
a massive sacrifice. With that, she stole those chil-
dren’s spirits and forged herself into the vicious
young vixen, Despair. She even wormed her way
into Katie’s confidence when she allowed the wom-
an to rescue her and take her into her home. Within
six months, Hope had convinced Katie to com-
mit suicide to make amends and be with her lover,
Roger. Hope inherited Katie’s estate, and turned
her attentions on larger targets. Despair enervated
people, rather than empowered them, stealing their
energies to make herself stronger, prettier, and more
dangerous. [Despair should have Enervate, Weaken
8 (Abilities; Broad, Simultaneous; 24 pts) linked
to Empower Self, Enhanced Abilities 12 (Strength
+7, Stamina +5; Fades-1 rank each round from each
Ability; 12 pts) for a total of 36 power points. Let
her keep her Cry for Help power, since she’s likely
to encourage such actions and draw power from
them. Increase her Agility and Fighting 4 each,
and Presence to 3; increase Dodge and Parry to 8.
Replace Animal Empathy with Attractive 1, add
Power Attack and Ritualist, and for skills give her
Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (for PL 10 offense) or
6 (for PL 11 offense), along with ranks in Exper-
tise (Magic) for Ritualist, depending on individual
campaigns’ emphasis. That will increase Despair’s
point totals to 150 points, plus whatever extra skill
ranks, and make her a roughly PL 10 villain when
energized.]
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Campaign Use
The Redeemer family models the “one big hero,
and less powerful supporting characters” premise of
many Silver Age comics. Faith is a sidekick, almost
completely a support character. She can be an inter-
esting role to play, able to keep her allies going, and
saving innocents caught up in the fights of superhu-
mans. When needed, she can land a hefty punch of
her own, even if it’s still below PL 10. Her Persua-
sion, Perception, and Insight skills, coupled with
her Cry for Help power make her a natural “big
sister” kind of character. She’s lacking in Advantages
and other skills due to youth and inexperience, but
this offers her a wide range for character develop-
ment.
Adventure Seeds
Someone has figured out the source of Faith’s pow-
ers. This mystically-oriented foe has found a magical
ceremony that will allow him or her to command
the dead, and the spirits inside of Faith are forced
to obey! The spiritual essence could be drawn out of
Faith and leave her powerless; or worse, this mys-
terious enemy can command Faith directly. Either
way, Redeemer and Troublemaker need to stop
Faith from committing crimes while trying to un-
cover a foe outside of their usual expertise. Can the
heroes come to Redeemer’s aid and Faith’s rescue? If
the PCs are the Redeemer family, maybe they turn
toward the Watchful Gaze for expert advice.
It’s the ribbon-cutting on the new orphanage,
and Redeemer and Faith are asked to attend. The
original cause of the fire has finally been discovered;
another orphan had hoped to acquire tremendous
power from the sacrifice (see On the Other Hand:
Despair earlier), but Faith ruined that chance. With
a new building funded by Faith, there’s a second
chance, and this bitter, wicked orphan is ready to
wreak revenge, in full view of the assembled sup-
porters and media!
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Faith PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
9/3 6 3 1 3 1 4 1
Powers Offense
Celestial Inspiration, 16 pt array Initiative +3
Empower Others, Enhanced Traits 8 (+4 Str, +4 Sta; Af- Unarmed +6, Toughness DC 18 (24 with Strength-
fects Others Only) (16 pts) en Self )
Strengthen Self, Enhanced Strength 6, Protection 3 (1 pt)
Lay on Hands, Healing 5 (Energizing, Restorative, Stabi-
lizing; Empathic) (1 pt) Defense
Dodge 7 Fortitude 8
Cry for Help, Senses 7 (Precognition (Limited-On- Parry 7 Toughness 9/6
ly for seeing others in danger or trouble); extended Will 8
range Detect Troubled Soul) (5 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Ethereal Winds, Flight 7 (250 mph) (14 pts) Haunted: Faith is a teenager, and still haunted by
the divine grace granted to her and her mission on
SKILLS Earth. She wonders if she’s worthy enough, and still
Insight 6 (+10), Perception 6 (+10), Persuasion 8 desires in part to be a normal sixteen-year old girl.
(+9), Stealth 4 (+7), Technology 3 (+4), Treatment
5 (+6) Motivation—Doing Good: Hope is filled with
the spiritual essence of the orphans who died in the
ADVANTAGES tragic fire. This celestial power drives her to inspire
Animal Empathy, Close Attack 3, Defensive Attack, others, and put her powers toward good, because
Diehard, Inspire, Power Attack, Teamwork that’s just the right thing to do.

Vindicating Redeemer: Faith is dedicated to doing

everything in her power to bring optimism and
hope to Redeemer. She will go to great lengths to
show her idol that she deserves to cut herself some
slack over the accident.

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Powers 37 + Advantages 9 + Skills 16 + Defenses 14 = 120 points

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TROUBLEMAKER
Female, 24, 5’5”, 135 lbs., brown eyes, auburn hair
Really: Sofia Nicopoulos
A part of: the Redeemer “family”
Based out of: Houston, Texas
Worked as: college student and part-time waitress;
eventually, she’ll become a private investigator
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Mist has grown up into Troublemaker. In
her early twenties, Sophie is not all that much taller,
but she’s filled out nicely. Her hair has gone from
dark brown to a lighter auburn and her face has
slimmed. Sophie wears a version of Katie’s Trouble-
shooter outfit, updated, sleeker, tighter, and fitting
her acrobatic style.
Known History: All the fun and games, the high
society parties and charity balls, the glitz and glam-
our of masks and bow ties came to a sudden crash
one day. Sofia’s life stopped being a tilt-a-whirl of
fun when Midnight and Mist were finally unmasked
by the heroes and arrested by the cops. Her guardian
went to prison, but Sophie was old enough to avoid
foster care again. She served out a light sentence,
then stepped back into the world to find a last gift
from her dear father Ned: an account stuffed with
enough money for her to live comfortably and at-
tend college.
Sophie tried to return to the streets as Mist, this
time to make up for her criminal past. The problem
was, no one gave Mist that chance. The cops and the
press were all wary of her, and a few savvy criminals
managed to slip away by blaming her for the crimes
she had interrupted. Dejected, Sophie hung up Mist
forever, and tried to find excitement in college. She
tried to convince herself that being a superhero was
silly, anyway. Other heroes were vanishing from the
news, taking off their masks and disappearing from
the stage. Even Troubleshooter down in Houston
had apparently retired. Sophie always felt a rivalry
TITLE:
with the urban cowgirl: their guns, acrobatics and
bouncy combat styles were so similar. Slowly So-
phie realized she could move to Houston, become
Troubleshooter, and start all over. She’d be able to
make amends for her criminal life without anyone
prejudging her.
She wasn’t prepared for a confrontation with
Redeemer and Faith, who seemed to take the whole
idea personally. There were misunderstandings, hurt
feelings, and a few punches were thrown. In the
end, secrets were uncovered. Katie could hardly live
up to her new identity if she didn’t give Sophie a
chance, despite her initial misgivings. To compro-
mise, Sophie altered her name and became Trouble-
maker instead, ally and nuisance partner of the
Redeemer family. Amazingly, despite her impulsive
act-first nature, she proved to be a good friend and a
true success story. Sophie even followed in her new
mentor’s footsteps, joining the detective agency after
college.
Psychology: There’s not a lot of change between
Mist and Troublemaker. Sophie’s still headstrong,
hard to reach, impulsive and full of mischief. It’s
just now, she puts it all on the side of the angels.
She’s trying, anyway. She’s still rough around the
edges in her new, modest lifestyle, and the high-
class mannerisms she learned growing up are of
little help anymore.
Known Abilities: Troublemaker has no superhu-
man powers, she’s just more skilled at what she did
well as Mist. An Olympic-level gymnast and savvy
martial artist, she has great aim with firearms, and
even mastered the lasso-work of her predecessor.
Her street savvy makes her invaluable to Redeemer’s
detective work, and the two of them learn a lot
from each other.
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On the other hand: it’s easy to find timelines where foe who sees past Troublemaker’s mask, and is out to
Sophie comes out of her incarceration with more bring Mist’s ghosts back to haunt her?
bitterness and spite in her heart. Believing Trou-
bleshooter is out of the picture, Sophie becomes The adventure seed you’ve all been waiting for:
Troublemaker to attack her predecessor’s reputation, Midnight is back! Out of prison and eager to begin
to ruin it like she and Ned were ruined. This Trou- anew, he’s come to recruit his Mist back to his side.
blemaker needs to up her game in order to compete All the campaign’s plot threads and character com-
against an enemy like Redeemer. An electrified plications collide over this pivotal event in Trouble-
lasso stolen from the Golden Age villain Lariat, maker’s life. What could make things worse? What
combined with special ammunition would change if Ned shows up too, saying it’s not him behind the
the game for the Houston streets of this timeline. mask?
[For this version of Troublemaker, increase Agility
by 1, Dexterity and Fighting by 2, and Dodge by
1. Give her a couple more points in Defensive Roll,
Customization Notes
raise Ranged Attack or Ranged Combat (Guns) as
preferred for the campaign; add in the stats for the
Electrified Lasso from Lariat, and give her some
Ranged Damage with extras: area-effect burst,
multiattack, penetrating, whatever fits the campaign
and GM’s preferences, bringing her general PL up
to 10.]

Campaign Use
Troublemaker is a super-normal who can’t leave the
world of masks behind her. She feels some regret for
her misspent teen years, fitting the overall theme of
redemption and vindication in the Redeemer family
(and a campaign centered on them). Troublemaker
is also the...well, troublemaker of the group. She’s
the one who gets into difficulties, and acts without
thinking ahead. Her light-hearted nature contrasts
well with Redeemer’s serious personal mission and
Faith’s sometimes-saccharine inspiration. On a me-
chanical level, Troublemaker provides ranged attacks
for the trio, as well as back-up for hand-to-hand
fighting, and additional team support.

Adventure Seeds
Troublemaker is framed for a crime spree and the
evidence against her is strong. Redeemer is ready to
hunt her down, hurt by the betrayal. Faith believes
in their friend; it’s her very purpose after all. Trou-
blemaker is even more hurt by the mistrust of her
guiding light. But was it her, or could it be an old
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Troublemaker PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 2 6 4 4 0 3 0
Equipment Offense
Gun belt, 10 pt array Initiative +10
Hunting Rifle, ranged Damage 5 (10 pts) Knife +10 close/+9 ranged, Toughness DC 18 (19-
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4 (1 pt) 20 critical)
Knife, Damage 1, 19-20 critical (1 pt)
Lariat, Improved Grab, Improved Trip, Reach 4 (1 pt) Lariat +10, Improved Trip, Improved Grab (20’
Swing-line, Movement 1-swinging (1 pt) reach)
Pistol +11, Toughness DC 19 (19-20 critical)
Silver (motorcycle, 11 points) Rifle +11, Toughness DC 20
Size M, Str 1, Spd 6, Def 10, Tough 8; caltrops Unarmed +11, Toughness DC 17

SKILLS
Acrobatics 7 (+13), Close Combat (Knife) 3 (+7),
Close Combat (Lariat) 3 (+7), Close Combat (Un-
armed) 4 (+8), Deception 5 (+5), Expertise (Street-
wise) 5 (+5), Expertise (Survival) 3 (+3), Investiga-
tion 4 (+4), Perception 4 (+7), Persuasion 5 (+5),
Ranged Combat (Knife) 3 (+7), Ranged Combat
(Guns) 4 (+8), Sleight of Hand 4 (+8), Stealth 6
(+12), Vehicles 6 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Close Attack 3, Contacts, Defensive
Attack, Defensive Roll 4, Equipment 5, Evasion,
Improved Critical 1 (Handguns), Improved Initia-
tive 1, Improvised Weapon 1, Instant Up, Language
(English; Native—Greek), Move-by Action, Power
Attack, Precise Attack 2 (Close and Ranged Cover),
Ranged Attack 2, Taunt
Defense
Dodge 10 Fortitude 6
Parry 8 Toughness 6/2
8
Will
COMPLICATIONS
Impish: Troublemaker is well named; she enjoys
pranks, jokes and fooling around. She’s an effective
crime-fighter (as effective as she was as a criminal),
but she has difficulty taking things seriously, and her
actions can sometimes backfire on her in numerous
ways.
Motivation—Redemption: Troublemaker is at-
tempting to turn her life around from a childhood
of crime, repaying the wrongs she’s committed by
doing good, though at heart, she’s far from virtuous.
Social Class: Sophie was raised in a high class
lifestyle. Now she’s in a much more work-a-day
world, and working with Redeemer and Faith, both
of whom are middle class. Ultimately, Sophie has
trouble fitting in, often bringing the wrong expecta-
tions with her to social scenes.

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Advantages 28 + Skills 33 + Defenses 17 = 120 points

TITLE:
The Second Chance Squad
B.U.B, Calvin “Cal”Martin, Monk, Thomas Alvin Wilson, Martha Rodriguez, Col. John “Jet” Whitehouse
Leader: Col. John Whitehorse
History: John Whitehorse was a top-notch Air
Force bomber pilot in Korea, earning commenda-
tions and rapid promotions. He kept a professional
detachment from the bombs he was assigned to drop
and the occasional dogfights with MiGs, returned
to the officers’ mess for dinner and spent weekend
visits with his wife in Tokyo. That all changed when
he was shot down near the front lines. He barely
escaped capture or death before making it back to a
U.S. Army MASH unit. There he learned the cost
of his bombs. He knew he won himself a second
chance, and he had to make something better of it.
PG: 107
With the conflict ending but the Cold War heating
up, Colonel Whitehorse used this philosophy to
develop Project: Re-Right. He took it to the De-
partment of Defense, who approved it after much
debate. Whitehorse collected a team of civilian
experts and daredevils, people wasting their skills
and abilities, and re-purposed them as the Second
Chance Squad. Under John’s leadership and the
government’s patronage, they upheld the standards
of heroism established by the disbanded Vanguard.
His first recruits were Thomas Wilson, a hothead-
ed engineer and stuntman, and Cal Martin, race car
driver, physicist and mathematician. The three men
set up a secret headquarters in a rest stop outside
of Dodge City, Kansas. Soon, they were joined by
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B.U.B., a utility robot built by Tom for help with Legacy: The Second Chance Squad was a good
his experiments. Martha Rodriguez was recruited and noble experiment; John Whitehorse’s heart was
for her expertise in history and archaeology when in the right place. Unfortunately, they were mired
dealing with the cursed peat bog mummy. Monk, in the military-industrial politics of the time, and
the mysterious intelligent talking gorilla, was their Whitehorse was trapped by his own Air Force ca-
final member. reer. Had he kept the Squad a purely civilian group,
For years, they served as the government’s replace- they might have been more effective and not broken
ment for the Vanguard of America, until the strain up. Unfortunately, their success gave the Pentagon
of being answerable to the government got to be too hope that government super-teams could work,
much for Whitehorse. Rather than let the Colo- leading to unmitigated disaster in the future.
nel destroy his pension and his standing, the team
resigned and left.
Customization Notes
Resources: The Second Chance Squad operated
out of a highway rest stop that was a secret cover
for their headquarters. It was a convenient central
location in the nation to store their large number of
vehicles. Their headquarters also used an unfinished
missile silo as a vertical launch tube for their Stra-
toracer.

Second Chance Rest Stop

Size: Large Toughness: 12 Features: Communica-
tions, Garage, Gym, Hangar, Laboratory, Library,
Living Space, Secret, Workshop (14 pts)

Stratoracer
Size: Gargantuan Strength: 12 Speed: 10 (1200
mph), Toughness: 15 Defense: 0; Navigation Sys-
tem, Sustained Protection 4 (28 pts)

Command Truck
Size: Huge Strength: 9 Speed: 6 (120 mph) Tough-
ness: 14 Defense: 6; Navigation System, Oil Slick,
Smokescreen, Sustained Protection 5 (18 pts)

Squad Car
Size: Large Strength: 6 Speed: 7 (250 mph) Tough-
ness: 7 Defense: 8; Hidden Compartments, Navi-
gation System, Oil Slick, Smokescreen, Sustained
Protection 3 (17 pts)
TITLE:
Col. JOHN WHITEHORSE
Male, 38, 6’1”, 185 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: John Whitehorse
The commander of: the Second Chance Squad
Based out of: Dodge City, Kansas
Worked as: a USAF jet pilot (rated on bomber and
fighter) with rank of colonel; commander of Project:
Re-Right’s field team
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Colonel Whitehorse is a man starting to
show his age, the first wrinkles creasing his face.
Tall, with leathery skin and dark close-cropped hair,
his dark eyes stare hard, with a no-nonsense bearing.
Unless undercover, he prefers to wear his Air Force
uniform or Squad outfit, always crisp and sharp.
Known History: John Whitehorse always had
dreams of flying. To that end, he joined the United
States Army Air Corps and proved his capabili-
ties quickly, scoring four confirmed kills in the last
months of WWII. He remained in the service, with
the Air Force when it was moved out of the Army,
and moved up the ranks quickly. He enjoyed the
military’s peace-time opportunities, and being up
in the skies he didn’t have to deal with the ugliness
of his war-time duties. Then, he was assigned to the
Korean Conflict, where things changed.
It was during a routine bombing mission that
John’s jet was shot down. He bailed out behind en-
emy lines, but managed to escape capture. He snuck
back to his own side, and at last trudged into a field
hospital only three miles from the front. He’d seen
some of the uglier side of the war, knew full well
what soldiers went through and thought it another
reason to love the skies. But he was confronted by
a pair of surgeons who showed him the civilian
casualties, blotted out by his officers’ mess dinners
and weekends with the wife in Tokyo. He continued
to fight the war, but was never able to fool himself
about its costs again.
PG: 109
Whitehorse mulled over his second chance. He
thought about how fragile peace was, how the Cold
War spy games endangered the country, the world
even. He thought about how many people lived
blindly like he had, wasting their potential. He
pushed Project: Re-Right on the Pentagon, a chance
to pit the best of the best against the most danger-
ous covert assignments. A unit of people needing a
second chance, to give their all to protect the world
in Vanguard’s absence.
Colonel Whitehorse now acts as the newly-mint-
ed Second Chance Squad’s leader and pilot, a role
that he relishes. Doing good work, saving people,
atoning for the innocent blood he shed so blithely;
and he loves to see his fellows feel the same new
self-worth.
Psychology: John “Jet” Whitehorse is a driven man.
Once he has his mind set on a course of action, he’s
like a bulldog; tenacious to a fault, and ignoring any
misgivings from his team. His government obliga-
tions can conflict with his morals and cause friction,
especially when he knows his team is right. He’s a
capable leader, tactically sound and determined to
prove Project: Re-Right a success. He feels respon-
sible for his squad, and bleeds inside when things
look bad for them, though he’d never show it.
Known Abilities: Colonel Whitehorse is a skilled
pilot with astronaut training. Though he has a wide
array of melee and ranged combat skills, his true
value is his leadership. The Second Chance Squad
would not have been as effective as they were with-
out his guidance, strategic sense and occasional kick
in the pants.
On the other hand: Whitehorse was one of the
nation’s top combat aces, and may never have cared
about the cost of battle. He became a war hero and
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go-to officer for the Pentagon, and felt betrayed by Customization Notes
the Vanguard abandoning their posts. This White-
horse views all current superheroes as pretenders and
does what he can to discredit them. His disgust with
soldiers who were too soft to do their jobs led him
to develop Project: Rewire, where sensitive missions
were turned over to his Second Chance Squad. The
squad rebuilt dying soldiers into vicious combat
monsters and ushered in a new level of terror to war.

Campaign Use
John Whitehorse is the conflicted career military
man. He understands the military’s purpose, but has
no desire to see more wars without noble purpose.
He wants to make amends for the civilian blood
he’s shed, but he has no issue with killing his or his
government’s enemies. His squad is like a second
family, but he is frustrated by their civilian view-
points, and how angry they get at his adherence
to Pentagon orders. The character’s story potential
is varied and strong as a result, and the hint of his
wife (and maybe children) indicates other stories as
Caves, Seas, Space,
well. In combat, he’s the strong center of the group, Time and the Unknown
directing the action while providing the backbone.
As mentioned under A Family Affair, a
common motif for the Silver Age com-
Adventure Seeds ics was a team of well-trained specialists
The United States is losing track of its satellites, and brought together under a specific theme,
they suspect an enemy killer satellite. The Second and taking on threats to the world that
Chance Squad is sent out to investigate, but very intersected with that theme. Oddly-pow-
quickly learn that the Communists are also losing ered groups of characters also appear late
contact with their network. Now the race is on to in the Silver Age. Often low-powered as
discover what’s behind it! Is there a secret master- well, they battled specific types of strange
mind like Von Ärgers at work? Or maybe it’s an menaces. Both these concepts proved
alien scout crippling the Earth’s only chance at an very popular, and there are a number of
early warning before the invasion fleet arrives! their legacy titles that are still in print,
or resurface regularly, from this era.
The Squad is called in to shut down a military ex- Presented here are examples of each type
periment gone bad. But as the experimental victim of group: the extra-talented specialists
rampages across the base, a second force snatches against terrible dangers, and the oddly-
Whitehorse away! What does Whitehorse secretly powered outcasts defending the world
know about the experiments, and will the Squad from threats only they can deal with.
put up with being left in the dark?
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Col. John Whitehorse PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 3 2 6 3 1 3 2
EQUIPMENT
Flak Vest, Protection 3 Offense
Initiative +2
Team Equipment 4 Knife +12, Toughness DC 19
Heavy Pistol +12, Toughness DC 19
Weapons Belt Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 17 (DC 20 w/Im-
Frag grenade, ranged area-burst Damage 5 provised Weapons)
Sleep gas grenade, ranged area-cloud Sleep 4
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4 Defense
Knife, Damage 1, critical 19-20 Dodge 9 Fortitude 6
Parry 8 Toughness 6/3
SKILLS Will 7
Close Combat (Knife) 6 (+9), Close Combat (Un-
armed) 4 (+7), Expertise (American Indian Culture) COMPLICATIONS
6 (+7), Expertise (Soldier) 6 (+7), Perception 7 Government Agent: Col. Whitehorse is the only
(+10), Persuasion 6 (+8), Ranged Combat (Aircraft member of the team working directly for the gov-
Ordnance) 3 (+9), Ranged Combat (Guns) 2 (+8), ernment. This leaves him sometimes caught be-
Stealth 5 (+7), Vehicles 9 (+15) tween political agendas and the purity of his vision
for the team.
ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Benefit (Government Agent), Close Motivation—Sense of Duty: Col. Whitehorse
Attack 3, Defensive Attack, Equipment 5, Favored feels a responsibility to make the most of his second
Environment (Air), Improved Aim, Improved De- chance.
fense, Improvised Weapon 4, Language (Cheyenne),
Leadership, Power Attack, Precise Attack 2 (Ranged,
Cover and Conceal), Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 4,
Seize Initiative

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Advantages 30 + Skills 27 + Defenses 19 = 120 points

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B.U.B. “Built Under Budget”
Sex N/A, Age N/A, 3’0”, 150 lbs., Eyes N/A, Hair N/A
Really: Built Under Budget
A part of: the Second Chance Squad
Based out of: Dodge City, Kansas
Worked as: a support robot for the Second Chance
Squad
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: BUB is a vaguely humanoid robot that ap-
pears in various configurations depending upon the
job that needs to be done. Its laser torch seems to be
a constant companion, though.
Known History: BUB was a pet project of Tom
Wilson, and the first robot that he constructed after
joining the Squad. It acts as a personal assistant
to the engineer or anyone else who is conducting
scientific research. While its databases are primitive
by my time, BUB was an impressive piece of work
then, capable of providing quick facts and references
on request. Its most invaluable asset was its modular
construction, allowing Tom to add any components
needed for specific jobs, everything from an anti-
keypad security scrambler to a chainsaw.
Psychology: It’s a robot. And despite its advanced
state for the Silver Age, it’s still an early one with
limited abilities. Unlike most fictional (and some
real) robots, it never developed independence,
though it had basic communication skills. It was a
service robot, and followed its programming to the
letter.
Known Abilities: BUB is equipped with a broad-
spectrum sensor array and a broadcast antenna.
Built-in rockets enable it to fly, with decent maneu-
verability if not great speed. BUB’s main weapon is
its laser torch, even though it was intended to just
be used for cutting. Its open-ended construction al-
lows for a wide range of activities.
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Campaign Use
BUB is not intended as a player character, but as a
tool for any of the squad to boost their abilities in
a tough scrape. That said, it was built to the PL 8
standards of the rest of the group, and an enterpris-
ing player could attempt to use BUB. In that case,
it’s wise to make it a little more like other fictional
robots, with a bit of awareness and “life” in it. It
is easy to see it become the wisecracking butler/as-
sistant commonly seen in superhero comics, and its
versatility with the Variable effect provides options
to be more effective when needed.
Adventure Seeds
BUB gets hit by lightning and wanders off on its
own, its control panel short-circuited. Without
guidance, it could wander anywhere, and now the
team must try to recover it before its existence is re-
vealed to the public. Or worse, before some enemy
agent or super-villain stumbles over it and begins
to reverse engineer BUB into an army of robotic
servants!
BUB is launched into space to repair a vital satel-
lite. When it returns, it finds Tom acting strangely;
so are the other Squad members after he visits each
of them. BUB must try to overcome its limitations
and find other help to explain this mystery. Is there
something in BUB infecting people and changing
them? Were the team taken over while he was away?
If so, by whom? And how can one makeshift little
robot convince anyone that there’s a terrible con-
spiracy underfoot?
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B.U.B. “Built Under Budget” PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 — 3 1 3 2 2 —
Powers
Laser Torch, Damage 5 (Accurate 1, Reach 2) Offense
linked to Weaken 2 (Toughness; Accurate 1, Reach Initiative +3
2) (13 pts) Laser Torch +10, Toughness DC 20
Unarmed +5, Toughness DC 20
Modular, Variable 1 (Slow, Limited-someone else
must do the work) (5 pts) Defense
Dodge 3 Fortitude —
Robotic Body, Communication 2 (radio sense, 1 Parry 3 Toughness 10
mile), Flight 3, Immunity 30 (Fortitude Effects), Will 2
Protection 10, Senses 6 (low-light vision, extended
2 microscopic 2 vision, radio hearing), Shrinking 4 COMPLICATIONS
(Innate, Permanent) (69 pts) Motivation—Servant: BUB was designed to act as
a servant to the Second Chance Squad.
SKILLS
Close Combat (Laser torch) 5 (+8), Expertise
(electronics) 10 (+12), Expertise (Science) 5 (+7),
Perception 5 (+7), Technology 7 (+9)

ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 2, Diehard, Eidetic Memory, Team-
work

Power Points: Abilities 12 + Powers 87 + Advantages 5 + Skills 16 + Defenses 0 = 120 points

114 PG:
Dr. CALVIN “CAL” MARTIN
Male, 33, 5’7”, 165 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Doctor Calvin Martin
A part of: The Second Chance Squad
Based out of: Dodge City, Kansas
Worked as: a race car driver
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Cal Martin is an African-American man in
his mid-thirties. He has a racer’s build, compact and
sturdy, with black hair and brown eyes. He keeps a
pair of racing goggles on his forehead almost con-
stantly, and like John Whitehorse, carries a holstered
pistol on his uniform.
Known History: Doctor Calvin “Cal” Martin is a
modern Renaissance man. In a time of racial dis-
crimination and people quick to say “no,” he was
the first to smile and say, “watch me do it anyway.”
Calvin was a very bright child; he learned to read
by age three and took to math like a fish to water.
He breezed through high school in a couple of years
while figuring out which college to apply to first,
and how to win scholarships for it.
His parents figured he’d attend one of the his-
torically black colleges but he had his mind set on
Southern Cal University, and got in on a full schol-
arship. He added Physics to his original Mathemat-
ics major for a double after a class in physics hooked
him on the idea that the universe could be expressed
mathematically. During this time, a friend interested
him in amateur car racing. He’d never considered it
before, but after watching a few races, he was drawn
into the calculations of speed, drift and geometry
that went into high-speed driving. Cal tried it out,
found the adrenaline rush intoxicating, and became
very good at his new hobby.
All went well until Cal crashed, and suffered life-
threatening injuries. He lost his scholarship and had
to withdraw from college, just as his medical bills
piled up, and everything collapsed around him. He
TITLE:
hit the road, drag racing illegally for the money. He
never stopped educating himself though, and under
a friend’s name, he published several articles that
grabbed attention from the scientific community
and from someone within the Pentagon. Colonel
Whitehorse approached Cal, and offered him a way
out. Reluctant at first, he accepted and joined the
Second Chance Squad. With the project’s help, Cal
completed his PhD in Physics and paid off the bills
haunting his family. He is now their resident expert
on cosmic events and ciphers and ace mechanic all
rolled into one.
Psychology: Cal Martin has an analytical mind and
prides himself in quickly considering many differ-
ent possible outcomes. He gets upset or despon-
dent when he misses something that he thinks he
shouldn’t have, especially if it causes an accident
or problem. Cal is a friendly guy who loves to talk
about his work and his hobby when someone’s in-
terested, often using technical terms that confuse his
teammates. He’s also an adrenaline junkie who loves
to race and put his life on the line. The Squad lets
him put his brain and his body to good uses, and he
loves it.
Known Abilities: Don’t believe for a moment that
a mathematician and physicist can’t be a dangerous
individual. Calvin Martin has no superpowers but
he is a crack shot with a pistol and has some hand-
to-hand training. He becomes even more perilous
once you get him behind the wheel of his souped-
up race car. Cal is a natural driver and has the ability
to make his vehicle an extension of his own body.
On the other hand: Things never went right for
another Cal Martin. He had to work to support his
parents, so he couldn’t get the scholarship he need-
ed, then couldn’t get into a good school. He wan-
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dered into some bad directions; illegal racing helped
take his mind off his worries, and petty crime gave
him some extra money to race. He designed a killer
car, and his ill-gotten gains let him build it. Now as
the Wheelman, Cal is a terror for hire on the streets
of America.
Campaign Use
Cal Martin is an interesting combination of brains
and action. He’s an ace racer with a special car for
that purpose, but is equally at home at a chalkboard
working on advanced equations. He applies this
analysis to everything, working the angles out in ad-
vance, which is why he’s so fearless doing daredevil
stunts. Cal should do everything in the most high-
risk way, to gain a Hero Point from his “Daredevil”
complication and spend it to succeed.
PG: 115
Adventure Seeds
Cal is intrigued by a localized area experiencing a
time bubble where things seem frozen. The team
investigates just as the bubble bursts, spilling out
people and objects from other times. Now, Cal has
to reverse the effect while the team acts as contain-
ment! What caused it? An experimental side effect?
Some magical eruption? Or what if the “side effect”
is what he some mastermind wanted for a sinister
purpose?
Cal has entered a cross-country race for relaxation.
However, old enemies of the Squad have entered
their own agents. The heroes must keep Cal alive
against the odds, and uncover the mystery man
organizing the attacks!
Slipstream
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Dr. Calvin “Cal” Martin PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 2 4 5 2 3 2 0
Equipment
Radio, Flash goggles, Flashlight, Multi-tool, Offense
Light Pistol, Initiative +8
Team Equipment 1 Light Pistol +11, Toughness DC 18
Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 16 (DC 18 w/Impro-
Slipstream (race car, 23 pts) vised Weapons)
Size L, Str 4, Spd 7 (200 mph), Defense 12, Tough-
ness 6; Remote Control, Smokescreen Defense
Dodge 11 Fortitude 6
SKILLS Parry 8 Toughness 5/2
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4), Deception 4 Will 8
(+4), Expertise (Auto-racing, Dex-based) 6 (+11),
Expertise (Mathematics) 12 (+15), Expertise (Phys- COMPLICATIONS
ics) 9 (+12), Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 3 (+5), Daredevil: For such an analytical mind, Cal loves to
Ranged Combat (Handguns) 6 (+11), Technology 8 push his cars to the edge of danger, testing his own
(+11), Vehicles 6 (+11) readings of the risks against reality. Everything is a
gamble to him, with his life at stake.
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 4, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 3, Motivation—Doing Good: The Second Chance
Eidetic Memory, Equipment 7, Great Endurance, Squad has given Cal a desire to use all of his abilities
Improved Initiative, Improvised Tools, Improvised for the advancement of others again.
Weapons 3, Inventor, Languages 2 (French, Span-
ish), Second Chance (Driving rolls), Skill Mas-
tery (Technology), Ultimate Skills 2 (Technology,
Vehicles)

Power Points: Abilities 38 + Advantages 29 + Skills 30 + Defenses 23 = 120 points

TITLE:
MONK
Male, 14, 5’8”, 335 lbs., black eyes, reddish-brown hair
Really: Monk
A part of: the Second Chance Squad
Based out of: Dodge City, Kansas
Worked as: a research scientist with Project: Re-
Right
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Monk is a mature mountain gorilla with
reddish-brown fur and dark, intelligent eyes. He
likes to dress in a lab coat and heavy smock in his
lab, and has a specially crafted uniform for field
work.
Known History: During the war, there were a
number of programs tried to boost the intelligence
of animals. Public outcry shut down most of them
over concerns about “playing God” or creating a
slave race; the rest stopped after numerous failures.
Monk was the rare success of one of these programs,
but he doesn’t know which one, or who succeeded.
One day, there was a talking gorilla on the Squad’s
doorstep. Monk had secret knowledge about them
and their operations, and claimed they were the
only place he could go to be accepted. They reluc-
tantly took him in and helped him acclimate to hu-
man society while he educated himself. In time, he
became an expert biologist, as well as valued team
member.
Monk is one of the first of the Squad into any
dangerous situation. His actions combine with his
novelty to make him a minor celebrity, a fact that
causes him no end of amusement. Monk and Tom
Wilson have become best of friends.
Psychology: Monk seems just as human as the rest
of the team most of the time. He tends to live in the
here and now, not worrying about tomorrow. Monk
has an incredible curiosity which often gets him into
trouble.
PG: 117
Known Abilities: Monk is a gorilla with genius-
level intelligence. He is an expert biologist and
competent field medic, and provides backup for
Tom Wilson on advanced technology. While he has
no formal combat training, Monk retains the jungle
instincts that serve him well in a fight.
On the other hand: Another Monk was only one
of an experiment to create a servant race of war-
riors for a mad supervillain. He installed in them a
hatred of all humanity, and sent them to establish a
new world order under their master. Monk just hap-
pens to be the smartest and strongest, and has been
named the Gorilla General.
Campaign Use
What is the Silver Age without an intelligent talking
gorilla? Monk fills that role, obviously, but he also
brings his own field of expertise and medical sup-
port to the team. He’s both a support and front-line
fighter, being their strongest member with decent
combat abilities. With his strength and throw-
ing skill, he makes a surprisingly effective ranged
attacker. His story potential is also obvious, with a
mysterious past and creator out there lurking to be
uncovered.
Adventure Seed
A government scientist claims that Monk is the re-
sult of his experiments and is government property,
demanding Monk’s return. The Squad investigates
while stonewalling the orders, leaving Whitehorse
caught in the middle. As things start to swing in the
scientist’s favor, Monk panics and runs away. The
team must learn the truth, find Monk and convince
everyone that their friend deserves to stay with the
Squad.
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Monk PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 4 6 3 2 3 1 1
Powers
Ape Body, Growth 4 (permanent, innate), Protec- Offense
tion 2, Senses 2 (low-light vision, acute smell) (13 Initiative +5
pts) Thrown +10, Toughness DC 20
Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 20
Mutant Ape, Feature 1 (prehensile toes), Movement
1 (Swinging) (3 pts) Defense
Dodge 7 Fortitude 8
Equipment Parry 5 Toughness 9/6
Team Equipment 1 Will 8

SKILLS
Acrobatics 3 (+9), Athletics 2 (+7), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 3 (+5), Expertise (Biology) 8 (+11),
Insight 5 (+6), Intimidation 3 (+6), Perception 6
(+7), Persuasion 4 (+5), Ranged Combat (Thrown)
5 (+8), Sleight of Hand 5 (+8), Stealth 3 (+5), Tech-
nology 6 (+9), Treatment 5 (+8)
ADVANTAGES
Animal Empathy, Benefit (Ambidexterity), Close
Attack 3, Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 1, Evasion 2,
Fast Grab, Favored Environment (Jungle), Improved
Grab, Improved Hold, Improvised Tools, Languages
3 (English, French, German, Russian), Move-by Ac-
tion, Ranged Attack 2, Uncanny Dodge
COMPLICATIONS
Insatiable Curiosity: Monk is eager to learn about
anything and everything, especially if it’s outside
of the norm. He will take great risks to learn some-
thing new. It seems the only thing he doesn’t care
about learning is his own past.
Motivation—Acceptance: Monk just wants to fit
in and prove his worth to the people around him,
and society at large.

Power Points: Abilities 34 + Powers 16 + Advantages 23 + Skills 29 + Defenses 19 = 120 points

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Dr. MARTHA RODRIGUEZ
Female, 26, 5’6”, 135 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair
A part of: the Second Chance Squad
Based out of :Dodge City, Kansas
Worked as: a museum curator
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Martha is a Hispanic woman in her twen-
ties who wears her brown hair cut short, framing
a round face and big chocolate brown eyes. She
dresses professionally when not on the field.
Known History: Martha Rodriguez wasn’t a stand-
out in any of her classes at college and she held an
unassuming job as a museum curator. What no
one understood was just how brilliant and intuitive
Martha truly was. She didn’t do badly in college—
she was so smart she was bored by it. Classes always
started off strong but as Martha raced ahead, grades
would drop off against the slower-moving class.
When Martha finally began independent studies
with her counselor’s help, her strong performance
brought her work at a history museum.
Martha wandered through life listless and bored,
until Col. Whitehorse offered her the answer. She
jumped aboard the Second Chance Squad whole-
heartedly when they needed her expertise for a
strange mystery involving a reanimated mummy;
when the case was over, Martha refused to leave.
Since then, she’s made herself a valuable member of
the team.
Psychology: Martha’s mind wanders. A lot. At least
she’s thinking of political machinations in relation
to trade patterns in the ancient world, rather than
what she’s going to do this weekend. Her mind is
incredibly flexible when directed at a problem. She’s
quite personable and friendly, if you can get past her
space-cadet nature, and the times she loses interest
in what you’re saying.
PG: 119
Known Abilities: Martha Rodriguez is a leading
expert in history and archeology. That, her sheer
brilliance and her inductive ability make her a valu-
able part of the Squad’s investigations. Her knowl-
edge skills are complemented by her connections in
academia.
On the other hand: Martha could get tired of be-
ing taken for granted, considered sub-par for her
expertise as well as her gender. This Martha could
assemble the resources to hire a team of mercenaries
to do her bidding. With her own counterpart to the
Squad, this Martha begins to gather relics of power
from throughout the ancient world that will give
her the revenge and validation she needs.
Campaign Use
Martha is the resident historian and archaeologist
for the Second Chance Squad, and flat-out the
smartest of a smart group of people. She doesn’t rely
on step by step analysis, instead preferring a whole
picture approach to problem-solving. She lacks
genuine offensive power, but her ability to outsmart
and evade the enemy makes her indispensable at
setting up bad guys for her team-mates to knock
down. Constantly having to prove her intelligence
to naysayers, and her curious drive to press every
button, give her many avenues to pursue in stories.
Adventure Seed
One of Martha’s former professors believes he’s
discovered the hidden treasure of the Knights
Templar, somewhere in the “New World”. The
several attempts made on his life are good evidence
for it. Can Martha convince her teammates to help
explore a mystery from the ancient world and save
him? What dangers guard this treasure vault, and
who is secretly trying to stop them?
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Dr. Martha Rodriguez PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 4 0 2 4 4 2
Equipment Offense
Team Equipment 1 Initiative +4
Close Combat +6, Toughness DC 17
Flashlight, multi-tool, camera, audio recorder,
binoculars Defense
Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
SKILLS Parry 7 Toughness 6/4
Acrobatics 3 (+7), Athletics 2 (+4), Expertise (Ar- Will 7
chaeology) 8 (+12), Expertise (History) 10 (+14),
Insight 8 (+12), Investigation 6 (+10), Perception COMPLICATIONS
10 (+14), Persuasion 6 (+8), Stealth 5 (+9), Technol- Curiosity: Martha has an insatiable curiosity for
ogy 4 (+8), Treatment 6 (+10) mysteries of the past, and often pokes into things
that should best be left alone.
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Close Attack 4, Connected, Contacts, Motivation—Doing Good: With the Squad,
Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 2, Fascinate (Persua- Martha has a chance to do some real good with
sion), Improved Defense, Jack-of-All-Trades, Lan- her intelligence and training, and is determined to
guages 4, Set-up 2, Skill Mastery 2 (Investigation, prove her worth.
Treatment), Teamwork, Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Advantages 24 + Skills 34 + Defenses 18 = 120 points

TITLE:
THOMAS ALVIN WILSON
Male, 28, 6’3”, 225 lbs., green eyes, red hair
Really: Thomas Alvin Wilson
A part of :the Second Chance Squad
Based out of: Dodge City, Kansas
Worked as: a stuntman
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Thomas is a tall, powerfully built man with
great shoulders and a broad chest. He’s got a shock
of red hair at the top of his head, and freckles on his
cheeks which add a boyish touch to his otherwise
hard-hitting, bruiser appearance. He wears casual
clothes at all times. Scars on his forearms, calloused
fingers and creases on his young face show a life
hard-lived.
Known History: Tom Wilson was born to monkey
with devices. His parents had to keep a close eye
on anything mechanical or electronic around their
home, lest it be found disassembled. Despite their
dismay at constantly replacing appliances, they were
very proud of his aptitude.
Lacking the ability to pay for higher education,
Tom enrolled in the Coast Guard, where he served
as a machinist for several years. He eventually be-
came a stuntman in Los Angeles. His large size and
great shape made him perfect for the job, and he
learned how to fall and take punches.
But Tom wanted more, so he took his savings and
went to college at last. His professors were im-
pressed by his grasp of engineering. Due to a physi-
cal altercation wiht a professor who stole his work,
he found himself expelled and discredited, facing a
jail term.
Fortunately his papers on the emerging field of
robotics had not gone unnoticed, and Colonel
Whitehorse came to offer him a place in the Second
Chance Squad. In exchange for his participation,
Tom’s charges would be dropped, and he would ac-
cess some of the world’s most advanced technology.
PG: 121
Psychology: Tom Wilson is not what one expects
from an engineering prodigy. Big and beefy, with a
quick temper and quicker smile, Tom is an outgo-
ing, energetic go-getter. He loves a good night at a
bar, painting the town red, making friends and put-
ting bullies in their place by word or deed.
Known Abilities: Thomas Wilson is a highly-
trained engineer with no small measure of hand-
to-hand combat prowess, and plenty of stuntman
training.
On the other hand: There’s a time where Wil-
liam Charlton got away with stealing Tom’s ideas
and technology. Incensed at the injustice of it all,
he abandoned soft humanity and dubbed himself
Robot King, believing that only artificial life could
be trusted. He used the servants he built to rob and
plunder, to expand his robot army and take over the
world!
Campaign Use
Tom is the resident engineer and technical expert
for the Second Chance Squad. He’s a great back-up
for the two combat-oriented Squad members, fight-
ing as well as John and Monk. His temper can start
trouble anywhere, or ramp up the difficulties on an
adventure when he goes off. Tom’s rival, Charlton,
also provides an enemy ready-made for revenge.
Adventure Seed
An attack robot working under another villain turns
out to have technology identical to BUB. The he-
roes can track the robot back to a shadowy company
named Omega Technologies. Who has stolen Tom’s
designs and turn them to crime?
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Thomas Alvin Wilson PL 8/120 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence

3 4 3 2 5 2 2 2

Equipment Offense
Radio, Lock-release Gun, Multi-tool, Climbing Initiative +3
Gear, Team Equipment 1 Unarmed +13, Toughness DC 18

SKILLS Defense
Acrobatics 8 (+11), Athletics 8 (+11), Close Combat Dodge 8 Fortitude 10
(Unarmed) 4 (+9), Deception 6 (+8), Expertise (En- Parry 8 Toughness 8/4
gineering) 7 (+9), Expertise (Stunt work, Agl-based) Will 6
5 (+8), Intimidation 5 (+7), Sleight of Hand 7 (+9),
Technology 6 (+8), Treatment 4 (+6) COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Doing Good: The Squad gives Tom
ADVANTAGES a chance to put his fists where his mouth is, sticking
Accurate Attack, Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Close up for the little guy and making the world a better
Attack 4, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 4, place.
Equipment 2, Evasion, Fearless, Improved Smash,
Instant Up, Inventor, Power Attack, Ranged Attack Temper: Tom has a hair-trigger for those things that
4, Takedown, Taunt upset him, mostly injustice and bullying.

Power Points: Abilities 46 + Advantages 26 + Skills 30 + Defenses 18 = 120 points

TITLE:
The Watchful Gaze
Moon Dog, Old Blue, Stitches, Aiyana Skydancer, Revenant (not pictured)
Leader: Revenant
History: An older Ghost Boy left the Vanguard of
America, took to calling himself Revenant, and set
out on the road to find himself. As a truck driver,
the solitude of the blacktop gave him plenty of time
to think about his place in the world. Edward still
attracted spirits and other supernatural creatures
during his travels; ghostly hitchhikers, or those who
lurked in motels and rest stops on the roadways.
Revenant realized that they needed help that only he
could offer; only he could put their demons to rest,
and only he understood the alienation of being apart
PG: 123
from humanity. Edward had lived his whole life
with these issues, and finally understood how useful
and well-appreciated he was.
In his travels, Edward collected allies. Aiyana
Skydancer was the first, a medicine woman look-
ing for the signs of her apocalyptic visions. She was
followed by Old Blue, the battle-addled ghost of a
Civil War soldier. Moon Dog the werewolf came
shortly after, when Aiyana helped him make peace
with the beast inside him. Finally came Stitches,
their very own Franken-dog rescued from a mad
scientist who tried to recreate life from discarded
cadavers. Revenant christened them the Watch-
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ful Gaze, dedicated to investigating weird crimes,
exposing occult shams and facing down genuine
supernatural threats across the country.
As their reputation grew, their exploits carried
them across the globe. They revealed the truth
behind the Knight Templar Ghost in Malta and
helped Jill Jackson investigate reports of Spring-
Heeled Jack terrorizing her relatives in England.
Eventually, Revenant broke the group up when their
fame overwhelmed their ability to work. Edward
realized they were becoming targets, and he refused
to put his makeshift family at further risk. Even
though they’re disbanded by the Bronze Age, they
still keep in touch, meeting up occasionally to solve
a particularly perplexing case.
Legacy: Thanks to the Watchful Gaze, the super-
natural world learned that they weren’t alone. There
were people out there willing to help the troubled
souls, and to oppose the wicked ones with team-
work and organization. These were things Revenant
had learned from the Vanguard and brought to the
normally-isolated members of the occult communi-
ty. The idea was ground-breaking, and other groups
sprung up in their wake with degrees of success.
When things get really strange, people still turn to
their members for help, which says everything.
Customization Notes

Resources: The Watchful Gaze is a mobile group

with no set headquarters. They operate out of Rev-
enant’s semi truck with a modified trailer. They have
few resources to call upon but often get favors from
other friendly supernatural beings, or mundane peo-
ple caught up in strange events tormenting them.
Mystics with a vested interest in particular cases will
often provide other aid for their own purposes.

The Beacon (team vehicle)

Size Huge, Str 8, Spd 5, Defense 6, Toughness 10;
Features: Hidden Compartments, Living Space (10
pts)
Equipment 2

Stitches the Ragamastiff (team sidekick)

Str 2, Sta –, Agl 2, Dex 0, Fgt 3, Int -, Awa 3, Pre -
Powers: Undead, Immunity 30 (Fortitude effects);
Bite, Damage 2 (Str-based); Heavy Fur, Protection
4; Canine senses, Senses 3 (low-light vision, acute
olfactory, tracking)
Skills: Perception 4 (+7), Stealth 4 (+6)
Advantages: Close Attack, Improved Trip
Offense: Initiative +2, Unarmed +4 (Damage 4);
Defenses: Dodge 4, Parry 4, Fort-, Tough 4, Will -

Power Points: Abilities -10 +Advantages 2 +Skills 4

+Powers 39 +Defenses 3 (38 pts) Sidekick 8
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AIYANA SKYDANCER
Female, 19, 5’6”, 125 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: Aiyana Skydancer
A part of: the Watchful Gaze
Based out of: the open road
Worked as: a medicine woman
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Aiyana is a thin nineteen-year old Ameri-
can Indian, with straight black hair and dark eyes.
She keeps her hair long and tied in a simple tail,
wears simple shirts and jeans when not doing her
ritual work, and doesn’t like makeup or jewelry. Her
whole appearance is understated, and quiet, as op-
posed to her personality.
Known History: Aiyana was born under ominous
signs, with a powerful thunderstorm bringing a
flood to the land near her reservation. Her mother
and grandfather sensed she’d been marked by the
spirit world, and began training her in the old ways
from an early age. When she reached puberty, she
began to have visions of darkness on the horizon, a
terrible evil slowly gathering power. It frightened her
so much that she tried to run away more than once.
Each time, she was brought back to her family and
returned to her training. Each time too, she became
more determined to get a grip on these dreams, and
to never feel that fear again.
Eventually her training ended, and she was told
to leave the reservation, to get out in the world and
come to understand it better. She couldn’t bring
harmony to the living and spirit worlds if she didn’t
understand them both. She didn’t exactly like what
she found out in that living world; she knew of the
history of the First Peoples of North America, and
seeing the sterile, flattened, overbuilt world that had
been built over that history made her angry. When
she once got into a shouting match with a biker
gang in a bar, she found support in the form of Rev-
enant, and escaped mostly intact. With his help, and
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the help of other lost souls they gathered along the
way, Aiyana softened her anger, even found a certain
peace regarding her visions. She still has her sharp
edges, and prefers a simple life in the sparse areas of
the country, but she’s growing into the wise woman
she needs to become.
Psychology: Aiyana is a strong-minded woman
who dislikes not being in control of a situation. It’s
why she hated her visions scaring her so much when
she was younger, and why she dislikes relying on her
skin-walking magic. She can be judgmental about
the excesses of the modern day, but also understands
that not every advance is a terrible thing. She’s an
activist, standing up for minority causes and the
oppressed wherever she finds them, and not backing
down when it gets hard. Finally, she’s a loyal friend,
once you work past her hard exterior.
Known Abilities: Aiyana is a skilled medicine
woman, beseeching the spirit world for aid her in
times of need. She must regularly communicate
with the spirits, maintain a friendly relationship
with each one, and offer gifts and gratitude at
auspicious times. If she maintains these relations,
she can summon them with a dance and fetishes.
Thunderbird rattles her enemies with a powerful
clap of wind as it roars past; the Lightning Snake
can spit fiery bolts of electricity; Baykok, a potent
death spirit, can ravage the bodies of her foes; she
can bring down the driving snows that make up the
winter spirit Pamola; and Cetan can provide her
with gifts of the hawk, including flight, speed and
keen eyesight.
Aiyana’s medicine bundle is another potent tool
in her arsenal, containing the tobacco, special water
and oils that enable her to reach the spirit world
with her voice. These special ingredients also al-
low her to heal. Finally, within can be found the
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animals skins with which she can use the dread
“skin-walking” magic of native lore. She dislikes
this art, as she feels the “red world of the predator”
invade her thoughts when in animal shape. If she at-
tempts it too often, or is not careful with her human
thoughts, she risks being lost to this world.
On the other hand: Aiyana’s visions affected her
terribly, driving her crazy and making her a herald
of natural destruction. Her own people were the
first to feel her wrath and soon she moved outward,
terrorizing the local area with lightning, freezing
cold and vicious animal attacks. She’s a force of
nature in this timeline, an anarchist who thinks
she’s serving the cause of justice against the White
People. Really, it’s an excuse to create rivers of blood
out of anyone in her way.
moonlight date with potentially fatal results?
The Sweetgrass Hills of Montana are calling to
Aiyana, whispering dread secrets and hinting at
answers to her visions. The whispers are only going
to last through the current season though, and Rev-
enant’s talking about a terrible zombie curse down
in the Louisiana bayou. Which way does Aiyana
go? What is the balance between the worlds for her?
And the obvious question: is this a trap? Do Aiyana
or Revenant have some sort of secret they hope to
grab without the other present?
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
Aiyana serves as the nature mystic, whose biggest
advantage is her ability to commune with the spirits
which are all around. Aiyana is the voice of bal-
ance among the Watchful Gaze and she is always
sensitive to the needs and wants of the spirit world.
She’s their voice to those who might be willing
to help. Her stories involve the balance between
those worlds, as well as her ever-present challenge
to overcome the anger in her heart. In combat, her
magic gives her potent ranged attacks and the ability
to control the battlefield. She’s fragile if she’s hit, but
her active defenses are strong, so she should always
be on the move.

Adventure Seeds
Aiyana is trapped in her skin-walker magic as a wolf.
It’s a big forest and time is running out to find her
and snap her out of it before she does something
she’ll regret. What if she’s found a wolf pack to run
with, one that’s been terrorizing cattle ranchers? The
ranchers have had enough and under the full moon,
they’re hunting the predators. Unknown to the
heroes, there’s one other complication: Aiyana’s not
the only skin-walker in the pack! Is he behind her
dilemma? Is there a deeper plot afoot? Or is this a
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Aiyana Skydancer PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 3 2 1 3 6 1
Powers Offense
Medicine Bundle, 15 pt. array, Activation-standard Initiative +3
action, Removable -3 Death Spirit +10, Fortitude DC 16
Skin-walking, Morph 3 (any non-human animal) (15 pts) Lightning Snake +8, Toughness DC 27
Medicine, Healing 5 (Restorative) (1 pt) Thunderbird, Dodge DC 20 for ½ effect; Fortitude
Beseech Spirit World, Comprehend 2 (supernatural crea-
tures; Dimensional 2-mythic realms) (1 pt) DC 20/15

Spirit Dancing, 34 pt. array, removable -7 Defense

Thunderbird, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Fort, Dazed/
Stunned/Incapacitated; Area-line, Indirect 4) (34 pts)
Lightning Snake, ranged Damage 12 (Indirect 4, Split 1)
(1 pt)
Baykok the Death Spirit, ranged Weaken 6 (Physical Abil-
ities; Accurate 1, Affects Insubstantial 2, Broad, Incurable,
Indirect 4, Reversible, Simultaneous) (1 pt)
Pamola of Winter Cold, Environment 5 (extreme cold)
linked to Environment 5 (impede movement 2) (1 pt)
Cetan the Hawk, Flight 8, Speed 6, Senses 3 (extended 3
vision), Enhanced Defense 9 (Dodge 3, Parry 3, Defen-
sive Roll 3) (1 pt)
SKILLS
Deception 8 (+9), Expertise (History) 7 (+10),
Expertise (Magic) 10 (+13), Expertise (Medicine) 7
(+10), Insight 7 (+13), Perception 9 (+15), Ranged
Combat (Magic) 6 (+8), Stealth 6 (+9), Treatment 6
(+9)
ADVANTAGES
Artificer, Fascinate 1 (Deception), Improved De-
fense, Languages 3 (Spanish, Algonquian, Navajo,
Abenaki), Ritualist, Skill Mastery 2 (Deception,
Treatment), Taunt, Trance, Team Sidekick 2
Dodge 12/9 Fortitude 8
11/8 5/2
Parry Toughness
Will 12
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Sense of Duty: Aiyana has a sacred
duty to protect the planet and all its people from
those who would despoil it, regardless of her opin-
ions on the modern world.
Skin-walking: Aiyana is not comfortable with this
dark art. She must wear the skin of the animal she
will turn into, and risk the feral instincts of the crea-
ture overwhelming her human mind, trapping her
in what she calls “the red world” of the animal. She
has the Compelled condition unless she’s actively
behaving like a predatory animal, until a successful
Interaction roll is made against her or she is brought
unconscious.
Spirit Relations: In order to call on the totem spir-
its and manitous for battle, she must maintain cor-
dial relations with tempestuous creatures of higher
planes. This means doing favors for them, offering
them sacrifices, and being properly grateful for their
help. If one of her spirits feels she has been neglect-
ful, or insulting, it’s not unknown for the spirit to
ignore her dancing.

Power Points: 36 + Powers 43 + Advantages 13 + Skills 33 + Defenses 25 = 150 points

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MOON DOG
Male, 21, 5’7” (6’8” as wolfman), 180 lbs. (235 lbs. as wolfman), green eyes, dark brown hair
Really: James Fowler
A part of: the Watchful Gaze
Based out of: the open road
Worked as: a college student
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: When he isn’t wearing his fur coat, James
Fowler is an average-sized kid with green eyes and
brown hair. He wears ragged old clothes that he can
collect from charitable organizations, but he most
likes over-sized t-shirts and baggy pants. When
transformed, Moon Dog has a slouched posture,
elongated ears, and a slim muzzle with wicked-look-
ing fangs, while his hands grow large and flat with a
full set of claws over each fingertip. His fur is dark
brown, short, thick and glossy.
Known History: As is the case of most people who
have been infected with lycanthropy, there re-
ally wasn’t any rhyme or reason to why James was
singled out. He was just the average Joe who hap-
pened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I
mean, nothing about his past made him stand out
as a wolf ’s chew toy.
He muddled through high school with the only
bright spot being varsity football. James really want-
ed to get out into the world and get a job, rather
than sit in a classroom for another four years, but he
managed to get a scholarship offer. So to please his
parents, he took it, figuring he’d get to play football
at least.
The team took their girls and their friends out
into the woods to celebrate the end of James’s junior
year in style. The party was interrupted by a large
wolf bursting into the midst of the revelers. Most
stared dumbly at it, but James responded by push-
ing his dance partner away from the scene. Others
began to run as the wolf chose its target; when it
started for the girl James had been dancing with, the
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drunken student leaped at the beast. James felt tear-
ing, heard snarling and then everything went black.
When he woke up a few days later, he’d seen how
badly he was torn up by the wolf. But he recovered
quickly, and things seemed back to normal; until
the full moon rose up a month later, and James
discovered the truth.
Fortunately, Revenant and Aiyana were in the area
when this change took him over. They contained his
rampage and Aiyana reached him, helping him to
tame the raging beast and chain it within himself.
With this power inside him, James couldn’t stay in
his small town and take up some blue-collar job for
forty years. In gratitude (and lacking other options),
he joined up with the two heroes and hit the road as
Moon Dog.
Psychology: James Fowler is an easy-going guy,
with a good sense of humor and a laid-back ap-
proach to life. He’s responsible even when he doesn’t
seem it, and keenly aware that beneath his normal
appearance lurks a powerful beast. He feels a special
sisterly kinship with Aiyana, as she shares a similar
fear of losing control to the animal. Usually the
change is under his control, but in times of great
stress, or when forced to be Moon Dog for a pro-
longed period, James knows he could go berserk and
do serious harm.
Known Abilities: James is a lycanthrope, able to
adopt the form of a humanoid wolf that grants him
increased speed, strength and stamina, heightened
senses and sharp claws. He can also regenerate his
wounds quickly in this form, though silver-induced
injuries must heal normally. Fowler’s sense of team
tactics from playing football blends well with a
wolf ’s pack instincts, making him an exceptional
team player.
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On the other hand: if you’ve seen one werewolf grows more tense, evidence piles up that the girl is
movie, you’ve seen ‘em all. One James did not get a werewolf as well. Is she behind the strange crimes?
lucky enough to find Aiyana’s help. He transformed Does she even know she’s a werewolf? Is there some
into a bloodthirsty beast, and in the aftermath of other criminal who knows the truth and is using it
the carnage, he had to go on the run. He tries to to their advantage?
help as much as he can in between monthly ram-
pages, working small jobs for enough money to
survive. He’s found hints that he might be able
Customization Notes
to remove his curse, but nothing definite yet. His
conscience barely keeps this Moon Dog from killing
people indiscriminately, but James is slipping into
paranoia and desperation in this reality. Not a good
mindset to keep on the right path, and it’s only a
matter of time before the beast takes him over fully.

Campaign Use
Moon Dog is the muscle of the Watchful Gaze. He’s
the centerpiece of an attack with his tremendous
combat prowess and ability to avoid or shrug off
damage, and heal whatever still gets through. As
a result, he can be careless about his own safety in
battle and just let himself go. He’s also good at team
tactics, willing and able to support others who are
more effective. Moon Dog’s niche for roleplay and
stories involves the constant struggle to be more
man than beast, his pack-like loyalty to the Watch-
ful Gaze, and finding the werewolf that attacked
him.

Adventure Seeds
Moon Dog decides to go off into the wild to enjoy a
romp in his werewolf form. When he fails to return,
and brutal attacks start to pile up, the group has
to wonder if the beast has taken back control. Can
they find their friend before the authorities find the
killer? Has Moon Dog lost control? Or is it some
other lycanthrope, or another evil altogether, who
has Moon Dog prisoner and is framing him?

James Fowler has met a girl he really likes, but

anytime he gets near her, he feels the transforma-
tion coming on uncontrollably. The group tries to
uncover why this is happening, but strange crimes
are putting the town on edge. As the situation
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Moon Dog PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6/2 8/4 6 3 7/4 0 3 5/2

Powers Offense
Wolfman, Enhanced Traits (Str +4, Sta +4, Fgt +3, Initiative +10/+6
Pre +3; Advantages listed in italics below; Athletics Unarmed +13/+10, Toughness DC 21 (DC 17 in
+4, Perception +4; Permanent), Leaping 3, Regen- human form)
eration 4 (Limited-not vs. silver), Speed 3, Senses Claws +13, Toughness DC 19, penetrating 4
7 (accurate acute analytical scent, acute analytical
taste, low-light vision) (51 pts) Defense
Dodge 12 Fortitude 12/8
Claws, Damage 4 (Penetration 4) (8 pts) Parry 10/7 Toughness 8/4
Will 6
ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Animal Empathy, Great Endurance,
COMPLICATIONS
Improved Initiative 1, Instant Up, Move-by Action,
Loss of Control: While Aiyana helped him make
Power Attack, Startle, Teamwork, Uncanny Dodge,
peace with the beast, it still lurks underneath. At
Team Sidekick 2
times, this monster can slip out and go into a ter-
rible frenzy, which requires successful Interaction
SKILLS
checks from his allies (or other responses) to bring
Acrobatics 3 (+9), Athletics 3 (+13/+5), Close
James back out.
Combat (Unarmed) 6 (13/+10), Expertise (Foot-
ball) 6 (+6), Intimidation 6 (+11/+8), Perception 6
Motivation—Responsibility: Moon Dog didn’t ask
(+13/+9), Stealth 5 (+11), Vehicles 3 (+6)
to be a werewolf, but as long as he’s stuck with it, he
might as well use his condition for good.

Werewolf: Moon Dog is a werewolf with control

of his transformations under normal circumstances.
When he is chained in silver, his beast is driven back
under his human skin, depriving him of his powers.
Depending on the campaign, the player and game-
master can agree to one or more different methods
of restricting/controlling the transformation, either
traditional (such as wolfsbane), a variant of the tra-
ditional (perhaps a new moon), or original (a special
sacred sign).

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 59 + Advantages 8 + Skills 19 + Defenses 16 = 150 points

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OLD BLUE
Male, Age N/A, 5’6”, Weight N/A, blue eyes, blond hair
Really: Unknown
A part of: the Watchful Gaze
Based out of: the open road
Worked as: a soldier
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Old Blue is the specter of a young Confed-
erate soldier, shot down early in the Civil War. His
youthful face looks haggard and gaunt, his eyes are
sunken and dull, and his whole body is pallid.
Known History: Most occult experts theorize that
ghosts are leftover psychic energy, lingering past
the person’s death. If this theory is true, Old Blue is
definitely one of the long ones. He remembers his
death in April, possibly 1864. He doesn’t remember
his real name, or where he came from. So far, no
one else has been able to find out either.
Old Blue caught a musket ball right in the heart,
killing him so fast he didn’t realize he was dead.
When Revenant came across his spirit, he was
stuck reliving the final moments of his life in a cow
pasture. Revenant called him Old Blue, and coaxed
him to leave the place of his demise.
Since then, Old Blue has served the Gaze with dis-
tinction. He’s always ready with his trusty musket to
defend his living friends and serves the group as an
invaluable scout. It’s a good afterlife, even if Rev-
enant can’t keep his Civil War colors straight.
Psychology: Old Blue no longer dwells in his past.
He’s a little unhappy that he can’t remember who he
was, but “Old Blue” is a name, and he has friends.
He is always ready to crack a smile and is probably
the most jovial of the Gaze. Revenant has become
his personal mentor to the new world and he has a
bit of a crush on Aiyana.
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Known Abilities: Old Blue is a ghost and, like all
ghosts, he is naturally invisible and incorporeal. This
insubstantial nature gives him a certain amount of
protection and he is virtually immune to physical
damage. It also lets him fly even if he’s not all that
fast. He can move objects through apportation, even
delicate work. Old Blue carried his weapons over
into his spectral existence. They can still shoot and
stab just as they did in life despite being ghostly.
On the other hand: Old Blue could have let
decades of anger build up, watching his unburied
body rot while the living blithely went on...well,
living. Trapped in his death, unable to do anything,
the furious ghost found the energy to escape when
a group of amateur ghost hunters tried to contact
him. Now the ghost of a skilled, murderous, angry
Confederate soldier is on the loose, stalking those he
views as the enemy.
Campaign Use
Old Blue is the anachronism of the campaign, the
man out of time. He’s all about gentlemanly man-
ners and honorable behavior. The fact that he’s a
ghost provides tragedy-touched accents to romantic
and family plotlines involving him. In combat, he’s
a nigh-unstoppable scout and a ranged expert with a
low-power, but unusual attack.
Adventure Seed
Historians have uncovered what appears to be a
forgotten battle of the Civil War. They are headed
to the place Revenant found Old Blue. This could
be the chance to learn who Old Blue really was, but
disturbing his remains risks sending Old Blue into
the afterlife. Is it the right thing to do even if they
lose their friend? Will he want to go to eternal rest?
Worse, what if it’s all an elaborate trap?
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Old Blue PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
— — 2 3 2 0 0 2
Powers Offense
Apportation, perception range Move Object 1 (Pre- Initiative +2
cise, Subtle 1) (5 pts) Bayonet +10, Will DC 22
Musket Ball +13, Toughness DC 22
Ghostly Form, Invisibility (all Visual, Auditory;
Precise), Insubstantial 4 (Innate, Precise; Perma- Defense
nent), Immunity 30 (Fortitude effects), Flight 3 (30 Dodge 8 Fortitude —
mph), Protection 8, Regeneration 1 (80 pts) Parry 8 Toughness 8
Will 8
Musket, 22 pt. array
Musket Ball, ranged Damage 7 (Affects Corporeal 7,
Subtle 1) (22 pts) COMPLICATIONS
Bayonet, Damage 7 (Affects Corporeal 7, Alternate Honor: Old Blue was raised as a soldier in the days
Resistance-Will, Insidious) (1 pt) of personal honor and glory. He believes in a fair
fight, mercy to surrendering enemies and respect for
SKILLS the fallen.
Close Combat (Bayonet) 6 (+8), Expertise (Soldier)
4 (+4), Intimidation 5 (+7), Persuasion 3 (+5), Motivation—Responsibility: Old Blue is grateful
Ranged Combat (Rifle) 10 (+13) to the Watchful Gaze for freeing him from his im-
prisonment. He has dedicated the rest of his eternity
ADVANTAGES toward their goal of protecting mankind against
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 2, Improved Aim, more malevolent supernatural things.
Jack-of-All-Trades, Precise Attack 2 (Ranged Cover
and Conceal), Startle, Team Sidekick 2

Power Points: Abilities -2 + Powers 108 + Advantage 10 + Skills 14 + Defenses 20 = 150 points
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REVENANT
Male, 28, 5’6”, 135 lbs., hazel eyes, brown hair
Really: Edward Ross him and take advantage of their need for his help.
A part of :The Watchful Gaze He gained a greater appreciation for this need, and
Based out of: the open road took on the responsibility of helping the lost souls
Worked as: a truck driver and stopping the wicked ones.
Active during: the Silver Age Revenant became the scourge of criminals and the
investigator of the weird. It wasn’t long before he
Looks: Revenant is Ghost Boy aged a few more began to draw the attention of other like-minded,
years. Now in his late twenties, he is more confi- disaffected people to his side. Soon, he had his own
dent in his abilities, and it shows. He’s more filled makeshift family to care for and lead, and a group
out, never a big guy but in great shape, with wavy established to safeguard the innocent, living or
brown hair and hazel eyes. He’s dead, against the unknown.
abandoned the old costume for a
black mask and bodysuit with a
grey hooded cloak and piece of old
rope for a belt. Revenant plays up
the “creature of the night” aspect of
his appearance. While his powers
have grown, intimidation is still a
very powerful weapon in the right
hands.

Known History: Ghost Boy

managed to make it through the
turbulent war years and his diffi-
cult youth with a growing respect for
himself. He started to see the potential in
his life, and realized he just needed some time
on his own, learning about the world away from
over-protective mentors and super-powered
titans.
He rejected his uncle’s fortune and
took a job as a truck driver. The solitude
of the open road suited him just fine.
It also gave him time to think, and those
times alone in the dark of night offered him ample
opportunities to refine his powers and expose
him to different ghosts. He no longer needed
to plead with surrounding spirits to take pity
on him; now he was able to draw them to
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Psychology: With age comes wisdom, and Rev-
enant is beginning to understand just how unfound-
ed his teen fears were. He is quite happy with his
family of misfits. He still projects an aura of dark-
ness but it’s now an act. Revenant is quick to crack
a sarcastic joke among the group and feels free to let
down his hair and even have fun. He tends to avoid
romantic entanglements, as Vivienne and Mariam
haunt him in different ways. Otherwise, he’s a well-
adjusted man with a sense of adventure along with
adult responsibility.
Known Abilities: Revenant’s powers have become
stronger since his Ghost Boy days. He can still see
and communicate with spirits but his powers no
longer require him to beg ghosts for help. Instead,
he can directly tap their ethereal essence to go invis-
ible, become incorporeal, and fly. Revenant has
also discovered the ability to jump from shadow to
shadow. He’s a skillful unarmed fighter, and always
has his trusty Frankendog Stitches to back him up.
bers. Of course, Stitches can always provide him a
little more punch when needed.
Adventure Seeds
A small town is being terrorized by dark forces, and
the benevolent ghosts have asked Revenant for help.
There’s an army of demons building up beneath the
township’s bucolic facade, and the Gaze has only a
short window of time to find the terrible secret at
the community’s heart and stop it before it starts!
As the group deals with a supernatural threat, Rev-
enant finds he’s fading away, unable to stay solid or
visible without greater and greater effort. Is it related
to the current case? Or has Vivienne finally passed
onto death, and decided to draw her beloved to her
once and for all with her magic?
Customization Notes

On the other hand: Revenant could have found

himself more alienated than ever after a couple of
incidents with the Vanguard went poorly. He hit the
road, cultivating his gloomy persona and a smooth
oratory style to become a cult of personality. Now
instead of finding damaged souls to save, he collects
vindictive and petty creatures who serve a greater
purpose. This Revenant and his family are a danger-
ous troupe of wandering sociopaths and occultists
out to make the world pay for perceived grievances.

Campaign Use
Revenant is the father figure of the Watchful Gaze,
the experienced hero with a host of useful crime-
fighting skills to draw on. He still has to come to
grips with some of his nature, and the ever-present
demands of ghosts needing his help, but he’s much
more comfortable with it now, and teaches others
how to adjust. In combat, he’s a scout first, then
quick backup with his flight, intangibility and tele-
portation. He can do okay in close combat, but he’s
better directing the more combat-oriented mem-
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Revenant PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 5 5 2 5 2 4 2
Powers Offense
Ethereal Force, 20 pt. array Initiative +5
Ghostly Defense, Insubstantial 4 (20 pts) Unarmed +14, Toughness DC 16
Shadow Walk, Teleport 6 (Accurate, Extended, Turn-
about; Medium-shadows) (1 pt)
Invisibility, Concealment 4 (all Visual senses; Precise) (1 Defense
pt) Dodge 11 Fortitude 8
Ghost Travel, Flight 6 (Continuous) (1 pt) 11 9/5
Parry Toughness
Will 11
Medium, Comprehend 2 (Spirits), Senses 3 (ranged
Detect Ghosts, Visual Magical Awareness) (7 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Responsibility: Revenant has come
EQUIPMENT
to understand that he’s one of the few standing
The Beacon (team van, 10 pts.)
between the living and the dead, and the evils that
strike both worlds. He also feels a great weight for
SKILLS
the family he’s gathered together.
Athletics 4 (+5), Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 (+10),
Expertise (Spirit World) 8 (+10), Insight 6 (+10),
Past Love: Revenant suffers an unusual love trian-
Intimidation 8 (+10), Investigation 4 (+6), Percep-
gle. He still cares deeply for Mariam, but she’s gone
tion 5 (+9), Persuasion 5 (+7), Stealth 5 (+10),
to raise her own family far away from the strange
Vehicles 4 (+6)
life her ancestor and Revenant indulge in. Vivienne
still loves him, but can’t overcome her malevolent
ADVANTAGES
desires. Whenever she returns to Revenant’s life, he’s
Close Attack 4, Contacts, Defensive Roll 4, Favored
left needing to return Mariam home, opening up
Foes 2 (Ghosts, Demons), Fearless, Hide in Plain
further wounds in his heart.
Sight, Power Attack, Teamwork, Team Equipment
2, Team Sidekick 2

SIDEKICK
Stitches the Ragamastiff (team mascot)

Power Points: Abilities 52 + Powers 30 + Advantages 19 + Skills 27 + Defenses 22 = 150 points

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Villains
of The
Silver Age
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GOROG the UNSTOPPABLE

Male, age unknown, 50’ tall, 325 tons, red eyes, no hair
Really: is named Gorog
A part of: his own “star empire”
Based out of: outer space
Worked as: a warlord
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Gorog is a fifty foot tall alien
overlord determined to conquer Earth.
His red eyes are deep-set into a massive
hairless physique with a stooped posture
and hulking, oversized arms that almost
drag on the ground. Despite this bestial
appearance, Gorog is fully decked out in
futuristic weapons and gear.
him and appointed him as regent. So long as he got
his tribute, what did he care?
It wasn’t until Gorog attempted to conquer the
Earth that he tasted defeat for the first time. Gorog
had never encountered superhumans before and
it thrilled him. At last, a genuine challenge. He
retreated to lick his wounds and to rethink his
strategy. He established a hidden base in our solar
system, and settled in for the long haul.

Known History: Not much is known

about Gorog before his rise to power.
No one can tell if his gargantuan
size is natural to his species or his
advanced technology is from his
homeworld. Only Gorog knows for
sure and he’s not saying. All he cares
about is fighting and conquering,
not giving interviews.
What we do know is that
Gorog seized power on his home
world and then directed his peo-
ple out to the stars. He spread his
power over the nearby systems first,
crushing all resistance and barely
slowing down to absorb new terri-
tory into his kingdom. At some point,
he realized that he did better leading the
charge and conquering worlds than
ruling, leaving trusted subordinates to
do the bureaucratic work of merging
governments and populations. When
trusted subordinates ran out, Gorog
just picked whoever hadn’t angered
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Psychology: Gorog is clever and cruel. He lives
for conquest only, like an adrenaline junkie on an
epic scale. If he cannot assert his dominance over
an entire world, he is inadequate as a warlord.
Earth itself is an affront upon his prowess!
Known Abilities: Gorog the Unstoppable is a
fifty-foot-tall alien with immense strength and
stamina backed by advanced technology. His
whole body is built for battle with incredible
durability, a damaging roar and punishing blows
that can shatter like a rocket strike.
That’s the good news. Now it gets bad. Gorog
is thoughtful enough to wear a battle harness
decked out with all kinds of high-tech weapons
to help him deal with special problems (such as
superheroes). These include a cellular destroyer
that damages the molecular bonds of a person
or object, and mega-blasters, beam weapons of
incredible power. For stubborn obstacles like
buildings and walls, he employs his earth-mover
–a shimmering beam that rips away massive
amounts of weight, and yet has incredible preci-
sion. Then there’s his tech-burster, a kind of EMP
weapon that depowers technology in a large area.
The worst of the news: he is very skilled in all of
these weapons at his disposal, and how best to
utilize them. Pretty smart for a guy that strong.
On the other hand: Gorog could be something
else entirely. If another conquering species found
his race before he gained full use of his pow-
ers, it’s conceivable they could see him as their
ultimate weapon. With further genetic modifica-
tion and judicious application of radiation, this
Gorog could be a more mindless brute, perhaps
even larger. Rampaging across the countryside as
a terrifying spearhead with his impervious hide
and a roar accompanied by a fiery blast or elec-
trical force, the arrival of this Gorog means that
there’s an invasion on the way, making for a really
bad one-two punch.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Gorog is a pretty straightforward villain; he’s all
brute strength backed up with powerful weapons.
His physical prowess has made him lazy and he
really doesn’t plan a first outing, counting on his
strength to bulldoze all opposition. If engaged in
combat, he will release his tech-burster to nullify
technological opponents, then go in fists swinging
for ground strikes and deafening roars. If this fails or
isn’t fast enough, he’ll drop back to using his blasters
and cellular destroyer. The key to Gorog is that he’s
smart; if that first outing falters, he knows to re-
treat and make plans. When he comes for a second
round, the heroes had better be prepared, because
this time he knows what they can do and has an ace
or two up his sleeve.
Adventure Seeds
Gorog has gotten tired of Earth. If he can’t conquer
it, he’ll destroy it. He launches several heavily-armed
drilling missiles from orbit that will bore into the
Earth’s crust, then detonate near the core. The
heroes must work against his latest rampage while
seeking out the missiles and shutting them down!
Gorog never intended his conquest of Earth to take
so long. The power supplies for his base and gear are
running low and he needs more radioactive isotopes
to recharge. He can’t just charge into an atomic
generator though, so he instead hires other villains
to do the job for him while he acts as a diversion!
MINIONS
Lakai-290, a.k.a. Mel (PL 4/55 pts)
Lakai-290 is a metamorphic organo-droid Gorog
took into his service some time back. The synthetic
being offered up its services in return for its continued
existence, and has since discovered it enjoys its work. It
adopts the shape of the dominant life-form of a planet
and reports back to Gorog if the world meets the bare
minimum challenge he requires. In these alternate
forms, it usually uses a variant of Mel for a name, being
a surprisingly common collection of sounds across the
galaxy. Use the Criminal Informant stats with Expertise:
Scout and Expertise: Outer Space instead, and add
Morph 4.
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Gorog the Unstoppable PL 14/216 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
12 15 1 4 3 4 2 6
Offense
Powers Initiative +1
Battle Harness, 33 pt. array, removable -7 Unarmed, Reflex DC 22 for ½ effect; Toughness
Cellular Destroyer, ranged Weaken 8 (vs. Stamina; Pro-
gressive, Reversible) (33 pts)
DC 27/21
Earth-Mover, Move Object 16 (Precise) (1 pt) Cellular Destroyer +12, Fortitude DC 18 (progres-
Mega-Blasters, ranged Damage 15 (Split 2) (1 pt) sive)
Tech-Burster, Nullify 8 (Technology; Area-burst, Broad, Deafening Roar, Reflex DC 22 for ½ effect; Forti-
Simultaneous) (1 pt) tude DC 22/16
Groundstrike, Reflex DC 22 for ½ effect; Fortitude
Deafening Roar, Affliction 12 (vs. Fort, Hearing DC 22/16
Impaired/Hearing Disabled/Hearing Unaware; Mega-Blasters +12, Toughness DC 30
Area-cone) (24 pts)
Defense
Giant Monster, Growth 12 (permanent, innate), 2 (8*) 15
Dodge Fortitude
Immunity 8 (Critical Hits, Environmental condi-
Parry 4 (10*) Toughness 15
tions, Unaging) (33 pts)
Will 8 * Reduced for Growth
Groundstrike, Affliction 12 (vs. Fort, Vulnerable/
Defenseless; Area-burst x2; Limited-targets and COMPLICATIONS
Gorog must be on the same surface, Limited to Two Enormous: Gorog is 50’ tall. If you can’t figure out
Degrees) (12 pts) how that’s a complication, you’re just not trying
hard enough.
Massive Blows, Area-burst Strength Damage 12 (12
pts) Motivation—Conquest: Gorog is an intergalactic
warlord who lives for conquest.
ADVANTAGES
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 3, Daze (Intimida- Wanderlust: He rarely remains on the worlds he
tion), Great Endurance, Improved Grab, Inventor, conquers, usually leaving a regent to govern in his
Jack-of-all-Trades, Languages 3 (pick 4), Leadership, place. Rarely do these regents remain truly loyal to
Minions 4, Ranged Attack 2, Startle, Takedown 2 Gorog, and more rarely does he even care. For him
it’s the conquest that matters, not the ruling.
SKILLS
Expertise (Space) 4 (+8), Expertise (Tactics) 6 (+10),
Insight 3 (+5), Intimidation 4 (+16), Perception 5
(+7), Ranged Combat (Energy Weapons) 4 (+8),
Technology 6 (+10), Vehicles 4 (+8)

Power Points: Abilities 46 + Powers 110 + Advantages 22 + Skills 18 + Defenses 20 = 216 points
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INDRIK
Male, 41, 7’1”, 325 lbs., hazel eyes, chestnut mane
Really: Rodia Fyodorovich Tomich
A part of: no organization; often used by the KGB
Based out of: Putorana Plateau in Siberia
Worked as: an agent of destruction when ordered
by the KBG; living in isolation
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Indrik was a tall, massively-muscled beast
of a man. He was an artificially-mutated human,
turned into a version of the indrik of Russian myth.
This left him about seven feet tall, with 325 pounds
of pure muscle and an obscenely over-developed
look. His head was vaguely bull-like, with a promi-
nent brow to protect against damage to his brain
from one of his primary sources of attack: his
“alicorn,” the large thick horn that protruded from
his head. He had shaggy chestnut hair all down
his thick neck and broad shoulders, giving way to
short, curlier human-like hair over the rest of his
body. He lived a simple existence in the wild, with
rough, ragged clothes to cover him.
shipped back home. They sent him on a second mis-
sion that ended pretty much the same way. For all
his power, Indrik wasn’t that fast, making it easy for
heroes to ping him. Plus, while Rodia wasn’t dumb,
he wasn’t the brightest bulb in the floorshow either,
and wasn’t given a lot of special training to make up
for it. So the KGB cut the guy loose, and he found
his way into the wilderness of his homeland to forge
a life for himself. Well, until the Soviet Union tried
to assemble a team of agents to accomplish some
cunning plan. When that fell apart, Indrik went
back to his little shack and settled back into his
routine: the recurring cycle of KGB recruitment,
slugging it out with a superhero, and back to his iso-
lated home. A routine life, but a sad one for a poor
guy caught up in global games of politics and war.

Known History: Rodia Tomich is one of many

sad casualties of the Cold War and its superhuman
arms race. The Soviet Union funneled money
into a project based around stolen vitolite
technology, hoping to make a physical
match for American heroes like Radar Man
and Redeemer. What they got was poor
Rodia. When Soviet spies made off with
the secrets of vitolite treatments, they
didn’t find (or bother to steal) the safety
measures included. Rodia became a mon-
strous bull-man, but his government masters
didn’t want to give up on him immediately. After
all, he was chock full of that raw physical power
they wanted.
His first mission of sabotage failed after a hard-
fought battle with the Radar Family, and Indrik was
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Psychology: Rodia Fyodorovich Tomich was a
decent enough guy doing his part when he was
plucked out of the Communist worker machinery
as a fit test subject for dangerous radiation. Rodia
became a physical powerhouse of monstrous form.
He was more confident in his prowess, but he still
felt alone, quiet, and a part of a much larger ma-
chine. Rodia was a patriot, it has to be said. He
felt the weight of the millions who had died in the
Great Patriotic War, so how could he deny his fellow
workers the power to keep their homeland strong
and safe? Despite his bestial appearance, Rodia is
surprisingly calm. He fights, and fights hard, when
he has to. In the end, he’s a decent guy who loves his
country, and enjoys the simple life.
Known Abilities: Indrik is incredibly strong,
regularly lifting upwards of 50 tons. His physique
is amazingly dense, providing him a decent amount
of protection; most firearms are unable to even
bruise him. His sense of smell is very acute, able
to track people and identify them quickly. But his
most potent power is the alicorn on his head. When
charging with it, he can do tremendous amounts of
damage and shake off recoil. Somehow, he can also
project a potent blast of heat from his alicorn.
On the other hand: I’ve stumbled across two
different turns for Indrik in my research. In one
branch, the project’s scientists were more cautious,
more detail-oriented in their efforts. This Indrik was
provided a method to transform back to normal.
Rodia was given much better training as a spy, sent
out to wreak havoc on capitalist foes. Indoctrination
and field experience harden this Rodia, who comes
to enjoy the life of espionage. [Add a rank of Meta-
morph, and give Rodia a set of espionage agent stats
that make him a dangerous foe as well; or apply a
Complication that reduces his stats, and add ranks
of Expertise, Stealth, and Combat to make him
more effective in normal form.]
The other branch finds a more monstrous Indrik,
one that thinks and acts like the beast he appears to
be. This form of Indrik never returns to the Soviet
Union after his first failed mission. Being more
PG: 141
powerful and savage, Indrik begins a global stomp-
ing that brings him into conflict with agencies and
heroes all across the world. This Indrik is occasion-
ally incarcerated or contained in high-powered cells,
but always escapes somehow; often working with
a super-villain happy to have a mindless walking
mountain of muscle. [This version remains the same
unless the Adjustments below are taken advantage
of, but change his Complication from Patriotism to
Destruction or a similar concept; consider decreas-
ing his Intellect if a more mindless beast is desired.]
Campaign Use
Indrik is a powerhouse for the heroes to fight, with
a couple of neat tricks to keep them on their toes.
High Strength and Toughness make him able to
stand up for a while in a fight, and his ranged attack
and powerful physical blows can be quite fearsome
if they land. He’s a Communist foe who makes a
great bodyguard/thug, and his background makes
it easy for other masterminds to recruit him for
muscle.
Indrik does have something that helps set him
apart from some other brick villains: he’s a decent
guy. True, he’s not big into the western nations, but
he can be reasoned with, and he could accept a sin-
cere offer to cure him. On a related note, it’s possi-
ble to convince him that there’s a greater threat that
all the supers have to work against; or that perhaps
his current superior is a really bad man without
Russia’s best interests at heart. He’s not a fool and
he’s not irrational either.
Adventure Seed
Indrik is on the attack in a major American city,
and the local heroes come to respond. Who sent
him and what do they want? Is it the KGB? If so,
then there’s espionage or sabotage afoot. Is it some
other villainous schemer out for himself? Then is
this just a diversion, or is Indrik after a key element
of the mastermind’s plan? Could this be Indrik on
his own for some reason? He is a regular guy, and
regular guys have wants and desires. What could
Indrik want?
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Indrik PL 12/153 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
11 10 1 1 4 0 4 6
Powers Offense
Alicorn, 21 pt. array Initiative +1
Bio-Thermal Blast, ranged Damage 10 (accurate 1) (21 Unarmed +6, Toughness DC 26
pts) Bio-thermal Blast +9, Toughness DC 25
Battering Charge, Damage 4 (Str-based; Penetrating 8,
Immune to Own Slam Attack; Limited-Must make a Horn +8, Toughness DC 26 (DC 31 with Slam
Slam Attack maneuver) (1 pt) Attack)
Tunneling, Burrowing 7 (1 pt)
Defense
Legendary Form, Impervious Toughness 10, Move- Dodge 6 Fortitude 16
ment 1 (Trackless), Sense 5 (acute tracking scent- Parry 8 Toughness 10
rapid, extended 2), Speed 2 (19 pts) 6
Will
SKILLS
COMPLICATIONS
Close Combat (Horn) 4 (+8), Close Combat (Un-
Monstrous: Indrik is a massive, bull-headed, uni-
armed) 2 (+6), Expertise (Survival) 4 (+4), Intimida-
horned beast-man of tremendous proportions.
tion 8 (+14), Perception 6 (+10), Ranged Combat
(Thrown) 6 (+7)
Motivation—Sense of Duty: Despite the horror he
was put through to become Indrik, Rodia is loyal
ADVANTAGES
to his country out of a sense of duty to the millions
All-out Attack, Favored Environment 2 (Forests,
who died in the Great Patriotic War, and will serve
Mountains), Startle, Takedown
his Soviet Masters in their name.

Power Points: Abilities 74 + Powers 42 + Advantages 5 + Skills 15 + Defenses 17 = 153 points

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MATADOR
Male, 33, 5’8”, 155 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: Santiago Vargas devoted himself to improving his gear and tech-
A part of: no criminal organization niques, and proving once and for all that he was
Based out of: El Paso, Texas indeed a fearsome villain. And the more acclaim he
Worked as: a television host got, the harder he pushed for more.
Active during: the Silver Age

Looks: The Matador is a proud man with aristo-

cratic bearing and smooth, graceful movements. His
black hair is immaculate and sleek, his dress and
mannerisms are impeccable, and you can tell this is
a man used to getting his way, and doing what he
wants. He wears a stylized bullfighter’s costume.
He’s all about the style.

Known History: Santiago Vargas was a

minor television personality in the American
Southwest on the very popular La Demos-
tración Grande. During this time, he became
acquainted with one of the technicians at the
studio, a tinkerer and amateur inventor. He
showed Santiago his work with visual patterns,
and how they subconsciously affected people.
He hoped to create a device to pacify rioters,
but so far his attempts only made people ir-
rationally violent.
This intrigued Santiago, but he initially
put it out of his mind. When replaced by a
younger man, however, things changed.
He paid off the technician to develop his
research into a hypnotic fabric, to turn
into a costume. Inspired by Hispanic
tradition, he adopted the name Mata-
dor. He intended to win respect and
fear as he began a campaign of re-
venge against his usurper, expecting
a better reaction in the States to his
tassels and tights.
Imprisoned at last and his
reputation destroyed, Santiago
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Psychology: Santiago is smart and cunning, able Adventure Seeds

to develop sound, if elaborate, criminal plans. But
his pride is his weakness, having been raised on the
concept of machismo. Any insult against his man-
hood immediately has him seeing red, and he isn’t
so smart when he gets mad enough.
Known Abilities: Santiago relies on his hypno-cape
to inspire riots and violence among the people in a
crowd who can see him, which creates a diversion
for him to go about his business. In addition to the
cloth’s hypnotic abilities, the Matador can use the
versatile crimson fabric to disarm, trip, parry and
bind an enemy’s weapon. If everything else fails, he’s
a capable swordsman, with minions close by to back
him up.
On the other hand: the Matador was born in a
mid-life crisis for Santiago, rising up against the
young man who stole his job, but somehow his
dashing flair made him a popular star in Mexico.
His fame made him confident enough to cross the
border, striking at rebels and criminals and defend-
ing the poor as a Hispanic Robin Hood. Stolen
loot from the States ended up in the hands of the
Mexican peasantry and continued to boost his fame.
Eventually, this Matador became the national cham-
pion of Mexico. A very strange timeline indeed, if
you think too much about it.
The Matador instigates a riot at an art gallery. He
hopes that the high society types tear into each
other tooth and nail while he makes off with several
valuable paintings. Of course, it also happens to be
a charity event with several of the heroes’ friends
and contacts in attendance, forcing them to be even
more careful in stopping him. Even worse, what if
some of the heroes are there in the crowd in their
secret identities when he strikes?
The Matador threatens to strike at New Year’s Eve,
in the biggest city in the country, making the largest
riot he’s ever made. How does he intend to do this,
since he’s only one small person in the middle of
New York City? The heroes must determine if the
threat is legitimate, and how he intends to pull it
off!
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
The Matador is a classic example of the Silver Age
gimmick criminal. He has his own little twist on
the swashbuckling melee fighter, with a cape that
can turn a ring of innocent bystanders into a raging
horde. He’s suave, a classic smooth operator who
views women as potential conquests and men as
measuring sticks. In combat, he’ll rely on the diver-
sions his cape can make, and his minions to supply
support while he goes for a finishing blow. If out-
classed, those diversions allow him to escape with
his minions covering for him.
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Matador PL 9/128 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 3 8 3 6 1 2 4
Powers Offense
Capote de Paseo, 16 pt. array, removable -3 Initiative +12
Frenzy, Affliction 8 (vs. Will, Entranced/Compelled/Con- Frenzy, Dodge DC 18 for half effect, Will DC
trolled; Area-burst, Progressive; Limited to “Rage against 18/14 to resist Frenzy
everyone else in the area but me”, Sense-Dependent:
Visual) (16 pts) Estoque +12, Toughness DC 19, 19-20 critical
Cape-fighting, Enhanced Trait 10 (Improved Disarm with Cape +13, Toughness DC 19
Reach, Improved Trip with Reach, Weapon-Bind with
Reach, Parry 4), Damage 3 (1 pt) Defense
Dodge 12 Fortitude 8
EQUIPMENT
Parry 12/8 Toughness 7/3
Estoque, Damage 3, piercing (critical 19-20)
Will 5
SKILLS
Acrobatics 8 (+16), Athletics 5 (+6), Close Combat COMPLICATIONS
(Cape) 4 (+10), Close Combat (Swords) 3 (+9), De- Motivation—Greed: The Matador is purely into a
ception 6 (+10), Insight 7 (+9), Perception 5 (+7), life of crime for the material gain.
Sleight of Hand 4 (+7)
Temper: Anyone making cracks about The Mata-
ADVANTAGES dor’s masculinity or dress really gets him seeing red.
Agile Feint, Assessment, Close Attack 3, Daze
(Deception), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 4,
Equipment 1, Evasion 1, Fearless, Improved Initia-
tive, Instant Up, Minions 5, Power Attack, Uncanny
Dodge

MINIONS
Banderilleros (2)
Str 2, Sta 0, Agl 2, Dex 1, Fgt 2, Int 0, Awa 0, Pre 0
Equipment: Padded costume (+1 Toughness), light pistol, Banderillas (knives)
Advantages: Equipment 2
Skills: Athletics 4 (+6), Close Combat (Banderillas) 4 (+6), Expertise (Streetwise) 5 (+5), Expertise (Current
Events) 4 (+4), Perception 4 (+4), Technology 5 (+5), Vehicles 4 (+5)
Offense: Initiative +2, Unarmed +2 (Toughness DC 17), Banderillas +6 (Toughness DC 18, Critical 19-20),
Pistol +1 (Toughness DC 18)
Defense: Dodge 3, Parry 4, Fort 2, Toughness 1/0, Will 0
Power Points: Abilities 14 + Powers 0 + Advantages 2 + Skill 15 + Defenses 5 = 36 (PL 4)

Power Points: Abilities 56 + Powers 14 + Advantages 23 + Skills 21 + Defenses 14 = 128 points

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MOTHER BEAR II
Female, 19, 5’8”, 160 lbs. green eyes, black hair
Really: Dominika Alikichna Petrovich whatever projects she wanted. There were a few who
A part of: the KGB could stand up to her within the Kremlin, and by
Based out of: Moscow, Russia and large, she was as terrifying an enemy to her own
Worked as: an espionage agent government as she was to the “decadent western
Active during: the Silver Age democracies” she despised.

Looks: Mother Bear is an attractive young woman

with straight black hair and sea-green eyes. When
not undercover, she prefers austere clothes with a
miltaristic tone. She keeps a holstered pistol at her
side at all times, or nearby in sleep. Her pale features
are sharp, her dark coloration stark against the hard,
disciplined posture she always maintains.

Known History: Mother Bear II is the daughter

of Kiska Egorovna Petrovich, the original Mother
Bear. She was given into the care of the Soviet
government when Kiska began in her mission, and
indoctrinated in the Communist philosophy. When
her mother perished during the drive on Berlin, the
Kremlin saw it as a golden opportunity to create the
true Soviet champion. Dominika was placed into
the care of the state, and her training in life of a spy
began in earnest.
During this upbringing, Dominika was rewarded
for lying, theft and anything else that would have
gotten other students into trouble. Further, she was
instructed in her mistakes and shown how to refine
her techniques. At puberty she was taught to use
her charms and wiles in new ways, and put through
intensive combat training.
Dominika was sent out into the field on several
trial missions, each of which she accomplished
coldly and quickly. Thus she earned her mother’s
title of Mother Bear, and became the champion of
the Soviet Union. She used everything she’d been
taught to acquire power greater than her handlers
were prepared for, and within only a couple of years,
she controlled her entire program, and worked on
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Psychology: Mother Bear is cold-hearted and turn her more into her mother, a genuine hero.
ruthless, and rewards the same in her underlings. She prefers to be prepared for a combat, setting the
She expects this from everyone she meets, meaning field in advance and luring heroes into places where
usurpers don’t last long, and sincerely charitable and she’s got the advantage. She starts off with grenades
selfless people unnerve and confuse her. She’s not and similar weapons, before closing to her hand-to-
paranoid; her own stolen power is fragile and leaves hand expertise. If she’s caught off-guard, she prefers
her open to attack from allies as well as enemies. retreat, sacrificing anyone and anything to stay free
Her environment is one of the deadliest “games of and get her revenge later.
spies” and that leaves her unwilling, if even able, to
soften her icy shell. Proof of excess or weakness in
the Communist way of life also leaves her momen-
Adventure Seeds
Mother Bear is in a terrible bind. After very pub-
tarily unsure, devoted as she is to the Soviet princi-
licly betraying her Soviet superiors and stealing vital
ples. She’s young, arrogant and sure of her abilities,
space program technology, she’s hunted by her own
and hard as nails.
people, and forced to flee to the United States. But
when she arrives, she reveals that she’s being framed,
Known Abilities: Mother Bear has no superpow-
and would never betray her homeland! Is this the
ers, but she is one of the world’s deadliest espionage
truth? Did she steal the technology for some deeper
agents, a master of deceit and combat. She also
scheme? Is this a ruse to sneak her into the States? If
has access to a vast array of weapons, devices and
she is being honest, who is the fake Mother Bear?
personnel.
Polkovnik Oktober has called on Mother Bear for
On the other hand: Dominika Alikichna Petro-
assistance in breaking into a top secret US Army
vich realized that being a spider in a fragile web,
research facility. They know a secret weapon is be-
surrounded by vicious power-mongers, meant a
ing developed within, but he’s been unable to get
very short life expectancy. So when she’d acquired
inside. With her help, they gain access and come
as much as she could, she defected to the United
across a rogue organization backed by a powerful
States. With their help, she weakened the Soviet
villain (perhaps Operative F, or Golden Age survivor
efforts, before turning on her new patrons. Now
Von Ärger). As the alert goes out to the heroes, they
a freelance operative, she remains one of the most
must contend with multiple factions battling for a
skilled and best-equipped spies and terrorists in
dangerous mystery weapon that could easily get set
the world, a danger to everyone anywhere. With a
off accidentally, and become the real threat!
philosophy dominated by being her own boss, she is
secure and very, very comfortable.
Customization Notes
Campaign Use
Mother Bear is the ruthless enemy superspy. She is
as cold as ice and willing to use her power, lies and
feminine wiles to accomplish her mission. Un-
like most female spies of the Silver Age, she is not
predisposed to turning on her Soviet masters (be-
ing one of them herself ). This doesn’t preclude the
standard romance angle, but Mother Bear will take
more work to reach that point, and it’s unlikely
she’d ever leave Russia. If anything, the heroes could
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Mother Bear II PL 10/171 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 6 6 6 3 4 2
EQUIPMENT
Baton, Damage 2, Critical 20 Offense
Heavy Pistol, Ranged Damage 4, Critical 20 Initiative +10
Knives, Ranged Damage 1, Multiattack, Critical Baton +16, Toughness DC 19
19-20 Knives, +16, Toughness DC 18
Sleep Grenade, Area-Cloud Sleep 4, Dodge DC 14 Heavy Pistol +12, Toughness DC 19
Smoke Grenade, Area-Cloud Concealment, Dodge Whip +12, Toughness DC 17, Trip or Grab, reach
14 3 (15’)
Whip, Str-based Damage, Improved Grab, Im- Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 17
proved Trip, Reach 3, Critical 20
Defense
23 points in Vehicles and Bases as needed Dodge 12 Fortitude 6
Parry 12 Toughness 8/4
SKILLS Will 8
Acrobatics 8 (+14), Athletics 6 (+8), Close Combat
(Knives) 6 (+12), Close Combat (Clubs) 6 (+12), COMPLICATIONS
Close Combat (Whip) 4 (+10), Deception 8 (+10; Dogmatic Training: Mother Bear’s training borders
+12 with Attractive), Expertise (Espionage) 7 (+10), on brainwashing, which gives her trouble sometimes
Expertise (Life Sciences) 5 (+8), Insight 4 (+8), with situations that are grayer than the “good vs.
Investigation 4 (+7), Perception 6 (+10), Persua- evil” philosophy she’s been raised under. Trauma can
sion 8 (+10; +12 with Attractive), Ranged Combat also lead her to flashback to her training, reducing
(Knives) 6 (+12), Ranged Combat (guns) 6 (+12), the maturity of her thinking for a time.
Sleight of Hand 6 (+12), Stealth 9 (+15), Technol-
ogy 4 (+7), Treatment 5 (+8) Motivation—Zealous: Patriot Mother Bear believes
it is her mission in life to ensure that Communism
ADVANTAGES becomes the dominant form of government in the
Accurate Attack, Agile Feint, Assessment, Attractive world, with the Soviet Union leading the way.
1, Benefit 1 (KGB Security Clearance), Close Attack
4, Connected, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 4,
Equipment 8, Evasion 1, Fascinate 1 (Persuasion),
Favored Foe (Spies), Improved Initiative 1, Instant
Up, Languages 2 (English, French), Prone Fighting,
Uncanny Dodge, Well-Informed

Power Points: Abilities 66 + Advantages 33 + Skills 54 + Defenses 18 = 171 points

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OPERATIVE F
Male?, Age N/A, ~5’, weight unknown, purple eyes, silver hair
Really: Unknown
A part of: Faerie
Based out of: Faerie
Worked as: Unknown
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Operative F is slim and short, with a pale
complexion and a shock of bright silver hair, all
coming together to give an alien look to his human
shape. He falls back on tinted sunglasses and black
suits, and is never without his cane. He gives only
slight, wry grins from time to time to break the
normally solemn face he shows the world.
Operative F is the dangerous exception. Behind
those purple eyes lurks a cunning mind. Operative
F has discovered how much fun it is to bedevil the
mortal mind. Even with more of his lords and ladies
deciding that atomic power isn’t the cataclysmic
threat they feared, Operative F continues his work,
choosing to believe in the threat and further his
play. Neither court seems in any haste to curtail his
“fun”, for whatever inscrutable reason.

Known History: As a rule, the realm of Faerie

prefers to isolate itself from humanity. There are,
of course, accounts of abductions and other mis-
chief throughout humanity’s early history. The Fey
enjoyed drawing on mortal dreams and flights of
fancy, but kept to themselves, and relied on the veil
between worlds to keep the mortals from learn-
ing more. That changed with the development of
atomic weapons, a terrible power that frightened the
people whose dreams drove the fey engines. Ripples
were sent across the land of Faerie, and both courts
agreed that this was a serious threat to their isola-
tion.
Outright war was not an option; in the decades
since humanity forged cold iron weapons, they grew
more numerous and technological, and despite their
great powers, the Fey knew direct confrontation
would lead to destruction. Besides, out and out war-
fare didn’t suit most of them, with their preference
for deception and glamour. They sent infiltrators to
work against the rise of atomic power in any capac-
ity, but surprisingly, most found themselves unable
to be effective. The humans had become so much
more paranoid with their “Cold War” that many
fey tricks were revealed, sometimes within hours.
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Psychology: Operative F kept a solemn, stoic
demeanor at all times, even when he was doing
the equivalent of sticking his tongue out. He had a
sharp, wicked sense of humor that he enjoyed un-
leashing on people, especially those heroes who tried
to stop him. He often seemed a mere prankster, but
if something endangered Faerie, he could become a
ferocious opponent loyal to his realm. Beyond this,
he was much like the rest of his people: strange,
inscrutable and unknowable to the human mind.
Known Abilities: As one of the Faerie, Operative
F wields the power of glamour. This is an ability
to create illusions so involved they are effectively
real; right down to increasing his very presence to
superhuman levels, entrancing the average mind.
Even when penetrated, the illusions persist. Their
main vulnerability is cold iron, although what this is
exactly is a mystery. Sometimes, I’ve seen it as metal
mined from meteorites. Other times, it’s cold-forged
iron; other times it’s just plain old iron. I guess it
depends on the exact timeline, but it pops glamour
like a soap bubble. To defend himself, Operative
F has a sword-cane pistol, which is what it says on
the tin: a rapier with a pistol concealed in the hilt.
Being of fey manufacture, it can affect incorporeal
beings and ignores and prevents any but natural
recovery.
On the other hand: Operative F decided that his
power put him above the humans. Being so mighty
on Earth, if he helped their efforts, he could use the
weapons to wipe out his people, and then the power
of glamour would be his alone. This genocidal ma-
niac is still solemn and calm, with that wicked sense
of humor, but applies it to the blackest of endeav-
ors, and has no loyalty to anyone save himself.
Campaign Use
Operative F is a combination of two classic Silver
Age archetypes: the foreign spy and the magical
prankster. He can provide a neat “gotcha” moment
when the heroes corner the man they believe to be
a normal spy, only to have him suddenly exhibit
TITLE:
unreal abilities. Or, they can believe they’re being
bedeviled by an imp with random mischief only to
discover it’s a ruse to steal atomic secrets. If engaged
in combat, Operative F will use his glamour to sum-
mon up appropriate allies or environments, or turn
the surroundings against the heroes, while poking at
them with his sword-pistol. When it’s time to flee,
he’s not hesitant about dashing into Faerie.
Adventure Seeds
Operative F has decided that one of the greatest
threats to his people is the Plutonium Man. In try-
ing to lure him to his death, the Operative has truly
awakened his rage, and now the heroes have to put
an end to an epic battle between brain and brawn!
Operative F has become aware of a group of mys-
tics drawing close to Faerie. He’s worried they have
dark motives to seize the power of glamour for
themselves, but they’ve warded themselves carefully
with spells and cold iron, so he turns to the closest
things to allies he has: the heroes! They have already
been approached by the mystics, however, warning
them that Operative F is on the loose and appears
to be out to get them! Who’s telling the truth? Who
should the heroes help?
Cold Iron?
Each and every time classic Irish and west-
ern European fairies are brought up, cold
iron is close behind, but what is it?
Cold iron could be iron objects made by
some esoteric “cold forging” process. It
could be a special iron alloy joined to a
metal from space, or a mineral liberated
from the Land of Fey itself. It could be that
cold iron is specially blessed or enchanted
to hurt the fey, thus “cold-hearted” to their
perspective. Cold iron could be any num-
ber of things in your campaign, but the
GM should be sure to choose the defini-
tion early on. He doesn’t have to let the
players know right off.
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Operative F PL 11/249 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 3 7 6 6 2 6 9/4
Powers Offense
Faerie Glamour Initiative +15
Shape Reality, Illusion 10 (all sense types; Independent; Aura, Affliction Will DC 20 for ½ effect; Will DC
Limited-destroyed by contact with “cold iron”) (50 pts) 20/15 to resist or remove
Remake Self, Morph 3 (any humanoid shape; Resistible
by Will, Limited-immediately reverts to natural shape Pistol +12, Toughness DC 23
with contact to “cold iron”) (9 pts) Sword +12, Toughness DC 25 (Penetrating 5)

Radiant Aura, Enhanced Presence 5 (Resistible by Defense

Will) linked to Affliction 10 (vs. Will, Entranced; Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
Area-burst; Limited to one degree) (10 pts) Parry 12/8 Toughness 8/3
Will 10
Fey Step, Movement 4 (Dimensional travel 1- Fa-
erie Realm; Sure-Footed 3) (8 pts) COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Responsibility: Operative F has
Swordcane Pistol 20 pt. array, easily removable -8 been given a mission by the faerie court and it is his
Pistol, ranged Damage 8 (Accurate 1, Affects Insub- duty to see it through to the end.
stantial 2, Incurable 1) (20 pts)
Weakness—Cold Iron: Operative F loses his abil-
Sword, damage 10 (Affects Insubstantial 2, Incur- ity to shape reality and remake himself if he comes
able 1, Penetrating 5, Reach 1) (1 pt) into contact with cold iron. He has an aversion to
the substance, and tends to avoid it if he sees it.
Cane Scabbard, Enhanced Parry 4 (1 pt)
SKILLS
Acrobatics 8 (+15), Athletics 6 (+7), Close Combat (Swords) 4 (+10), Deception 10 (+14/+19/+23), Exper-
tise (Espionage) 6 (+8), Expertise (Faerie) 8 (+10), Insight 6 (+12), Investigation 6 (+8), Perception 4 (+10),
Persuasion 8 (+12/+17/+22), Ranged Combat (Pistols) 4 (+10), Sleight of Hand 12 (+18), Stealth 10 (+17)

ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Assessment, Attractive 2, Benefit 1 (cipher), Close Attack 2, Daze 1 (Deception), Defensive
Attack, Defensive Roll 5, Evasion 1, Fascinate 1 (Deception), Improved Critical 1 (18-19 with Swords),
Improved Initiative 2, Instant Up, Ranged Attack 2, Quick Draw, Skill Mastery 3 (Acrobatics, Deception,
Persuasion), Taunt, Ultimate Deception

Power Points: Abilities 70 + Powers 91 + Advantages 28 + Skills 46 + Defenses 14 = 249 points

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PLUTONIUM MAN
Male, 28, 5’9”, 250 lbs., yellow eyes, grey-black hair
Really: Robert Atkinson
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: no fixed location
Worked as: a soldier
Active during: the Silver Age
Looks: Plutonium Man is a bald male in his late
twenties of average height and build. His eyes are
those of a blind man, milky white, but when he’s
using his ocular powers, they glow bright yellow.
Plutonium Man wears a red full body costume, with
a wide white band running around his torso em-
blazoned with a red “94.” A black cape completes a
classic supervillain look.
Robert was exposed to concentrated radiation in the
hopes that the plutonium isotope rays would stimu-
late his optic nerves. It worked at a terrible cost:
Robert got his vision back, but his body was over-
dosed. It warped his mind and mutated his body
to generate its own radiation. In a psychotic rage,
Robert blasted his way out of the lab and escaped
into the night.
Since then, the Plutonium Man (as the media
dubbed him) has been causing destruction and may-
hem across the United States.

Known History: Robert Atkinson was nobody

special. He didn’t have the best grades and he wasn’t
an athlete. The most exceptional thing that he ever
did was join the Army just like his brother, Charlie.
He came back from Europe with plenty of tales of
the things he had seen and the people he had met.
Robert got out of basic training just in time to be
shipped off to Korea, lucky him. Anxious and jit-
tery, wondering what battle would be like, he
learned firsthand about the long periods of
boredom, substandard living arrangements,
and hellish weather. As a front-line infan-
tryman, Robert got to see the chaos of war
up close.
At least, until a mortar shell exploded
too close to him and took his sight. Rob-
ert was honorably discharged and shipped
back home, another sad statistic in a war that
people were destined to forget about. He took
his disability hard until someone at the VA hos-
pital told him about an experimental procedure
to restore eyesight at a local medical college.
It was too early for human trials, but he
volunteered and they took him anyway.
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Psychology: Plutonium Man’s brain was warped Adventure Seeds

by the radiation as much as his body. He’s usually
lucid, able to plan robberies and keep himself under
cover when not on a job. But any sort of sudden jolt
to his senses can set him off in a nuclear-fueled rage.
Almost by necessity, these instances occur on a job,
and thus his best-laid plans careen into mayhem and
violence.
Plutonium Man freaks out while pulling a job at a
small town fair. An already difficult fight is made
worse by the presence of atomic waste being moved
through the area, empowering him more than ever.
The power he’s drawing on is too much for his body,
though, and if he isn’t stopped soon, Plutonium
Man will hit critical mass and detonate!

Known Abilities: Plutonium Man projects radia- Can the heroes convince Plutonium Man to help
tion from his eyes in potent blasts that defy normal them stop a power plant meltdown? What will he
regenerative techniques. Robert can release larger want in return? How will this affect him, and can
amounts of power to sweep an area, but it drains the heroes handle the results?
him briefly. By far though, his nastiest attack is an
“x-ray laser” that penetrates just about anything
and is completely undetectable. Fortunately, it has a Customization Notes
shorter range than his other attacks. The experiment
also granted him immunity to radiation, aging, ex-
treme pressure and disease, and increased his vision
so that he can see into the infrared and ultraviolet
spectrum as long as lead does not block his gaze.

On the other hand: Plutonium Man absorbed even

more power, further increasing his strength and
stamina, and made further mutations to his brain.
Brilliantly insane, this Plutonium Man doesn’t
have self-control problems. He doesn’t think like a
human at all anymore, nor does he consider other
humans worthy of his notice as he prepares for...
something. Something grand and epic, but no one
can figure it out.

Campaign Use
Plutonium Man is a good symbol of the atomic
scare. The man is a walking nuclear weapon with an
itchy trigger finger. He might be calm and move on,
or he might go off and start destroying everything
in his path. If engaged in combat, he will cut loose
with eye blasts first and keep on blasting with his
highest damage attack. He will use the x-ray blast if
grappled, and the nuclear blast if he is being attack-
ing from multiple sides.
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Plutonium Man PL 12/ 165 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 8 2 3 5 0 2 4
Powers Offense
Nuclear-powered Physique, Immunity 8 (Ra- Initiative +2
diation effects, Aging, High Pressure, Disease), Eye Blast +9, Toughness DC 29
Protection 6 (Impervious Toughness 14), Senses 4 Nuclear Blast, Dodge DC 19 for ½ effect; Tough-
(Infravision, Ultravision, Vision Penetrates Conceal- ness DC 24/20
ment-not vs. lead) (32 pts) X-Ray Blast +7, Toughness DC 22 (Penetrating 7)
Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 20
Ocular Attacks, 29 pt. array
Eye Blasts, ranged Damage 14 (Incurable) (29 pts) Defense
Nuclear Blasts, ranged Damage 9 (Area-burst x2, Incur-
Dodge 6 Fortitude 14
able; Tiring) (1 pt)
X-Ray Blasts, ranged Damage 7 (Incurable, Insidious, Parry 8 Toughness 14
Penetrating 7, Secondary Effect, Subtle 2; Diminished 6
Will
Range 2, Inaccurate 1) (1 pt)

COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS
Crazy: Plutonium Man is just nuts.
Athletics 4 (+9), Close Combat (Knives) 6 (+11),
Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 (+10), Expertise (Sol-
Radioactive: While the radiation that powers Plu-
dier) 8 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+10), Ranged Combat
tonium Man is relatively contained and not danger-
(Firearms) 4 (+7), Ranged Combat (Ocular Attacks)
ous to other people in the short-term, long term
4 (+7), Vehicles 5 (+8)
exposure can be. Geiger counters can detect him,
and be used to track him if he’s been in the area
ADVANTAGES
recently (within Time rank 8). This rank is increased
All-Out Attack, Daze 1 (Intimidation), Great En-
for each day he’s been in an area (one hour after a
durance, Power Attack, Ranged Combat 2
day in the same area; 2 hours after 2 days; etc.)

Power Points: Abilities 58 + Powers 63 + Advantages 6 + Skills 21 + Defenses 17 = 165 points

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POLKOVNIK OKTOBER
Male, 28, 6’2”, 240 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair
Really: Alik Karlovovich Popov Moscow to serve under Mother Bear, along with a
A part of: the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopas- promotion to Colonel. His reputation for brutal-
nosti (KGB) ity and Mother Bear’s ruthless efficiency meshed
Based out of: Moscow, Soviet Union well. Soon Popov was groomed for operations in
Worked as: an espionage agent the United States, with rigorous crash courses on
Active during: the Silver Age Western cultures and a series of ingraining cov-
ers. The final touch was the creation of his alias, to
Looks: Popov’s real appearance is unknown. His make him an icon feared by enemies and cheered
covers were held to the highest levels of classifica- by Soviet citizens (that latter never worked out). He
tion; even the collapse of the USSR only served to made his way into the U.S. as Polkovnik Oktober
bury them forever. He was meant to be the cham- and took control of the spy network in place. He
pion of the faceless Kremlin authority, and few achieved many successes, earning him the enmity
ever saw his real face. It’s reported he was in his late of America’s intelligence agencies and bringing the
twenties at this time, tall with brown hair and eyes. superheroes down on his operations. But he contin-
His public appearances have been documented as a ued to elude them and menace the country, build-
tall man wearing a red hood and military style garb. ing this up into a foundation of favors and successes
for a later political career.
Known History: Polkovnik Oktober was classified
as one of the most dangerous men alive. His exploits
were legend among the espionage community and
his reputation was no less deadly. Alik Popov was a
dedicated and loyal agent of the KGB, and faithfully
served Mother Bear’s instructions. He commanded
Soviet espionage operations inside the United States
and was on the FBI’s and CIA’s most wanted lists.
Popov started out in the Army and was one of the
few recruits to easily pass the grueling commando
training program. He proved especially skilled at
hand-to-hand combat and quick kills. While kill-
ers are easy to come by, Popov had a head on his
shoulders and was smart enough to use it. It wasn’t
long before he was recruited out of his unit by the
division’s political officer and recommended for
KGB training, where he further excelled at espio-
nage work.
The following years found Popov’s star rising,
becoming known as the man to call on when you
needed the impossible done. Alik Popov’s career
took a major leap forward with his transfer to
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Psychology: Alik Popov is an opportunist, one who Adventure Seeds

can kill a man with barely an effort, but an oppor-
tunist nevertheless. He pushes himself hard at his
work under order to make sure that he gets noticed
for the future. When in cover, Oktober can be
charming, assertive or anything else required of his
role as long as the job gets done. Making generaliza-
tions about this multi-faceted man is often perilous
to those who get in his way. The only hard truths are
his murderous tendencies, and hatred of capitalist
societies.
Known Abilities: Polkovnik Oktober has no super
powers but is extremely skilled in weapons and
espionage. He’s a master of disguise, with a large
number of prepared aliases to lose himself in. He is
a talented athlete, has knowledge of current technol-
ogy and vehicles, and is ready to learn anything that
he needs to in order to accomplish his tasks.
On the other hand: Polkovnik Oktober could
come to enjoy the luxuries available in his American
post. Derailed from his Soviet loyalty, this Colonel
October starts to sell his own people out for the
extra capital needed to go freelance, becoming an
invisible killer, lurking in the shadows and striking
for the proper amount of money from anyone. If he
stays cunning enough, he could even keep his KGB
masters believing he’s on their side, continuing his
potential rise in the political ranks.
Polkovnik Oktober needs to break into a high-secu-
rity safehouse to eliminate a captured Russian spy
before vital secrets can be acquired. The best way
to do that is to be one of the beloved heroes, who
needs the information to save hundreds of inno-
cent lives! When the FBI does a routine check with
the hero’s friends, the duplicity is revealed and the
race is on to save the spy and capture an even more
powerful agent!
A Russian defector alerts the heroes to the fact that
Mother Bear is in America to meet with Polkovnik
Oktober. A Communist sympathizer still friendly to
one of the heroes says that it’s a bluff to lure them
into a trap. Now the heroes have to figure out who
is telling the truth, and who is using who. This can’t
just be to play games with the heroes, so what do
the Russian agents hope to accomplish while send-
ing the group into a confusing puzzle?
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
Polkovnik Oktober is the master spy, the spider
sitting in the center of a web of intrigue. Unlike
Mother Bear, he doesn’t use calculated charm, honey
traps or betrayals, but relies instead on efficient,
cold-blooded blackmail and killings to achieve his
successes. He’s the mundane master of disguise, who
could show up anywhere, being anyone to achieve
his aims, then become anyone else to get away. He’s
a chess master, and if the heroes suspect he’s behind
a plot, they should be getting worried, even if he
does lack superpowers.
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Polkovnik Oktober PL 12/ 195 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 6 5 6 7 0 2 2
EQUIPMENT
Concealable microphone, parabolic microphone, Offense
camera, audio recorder, lock release gun, binoculars, Initiative +5
night vision goggles, flashlight, rebreather Heavy Pistol +15, Toughness DC 19
Pernach +14, Toughness DC 21
Weapons Locker, array Sniper Rifle +15, Toughness DC 20 (critical 19-20)
Tear Gas grenade, ranged area-cloud Affliction 4 Unarmed +14, Toughness DC 18 (DC 20 with
Smoke grenade, ranged area-cloud Concealment attack 4 Improvised Weapons)
Sniper Rifle, range Damage 5 (19-20 critical)
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
Defense
Pernach, Damage 3 (Russian flanged mace)
Knife, Damage 1, Critical 19-20 Dodge 12 Fortitude 10
Parry 14 Toughness 10/6
Vehicles (15 points) and Headquarters (10 points) Will 7
as needed for the mission
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Military Man: Polkovnik Oktober is not just a
Acrobatics 4 (+9), Athletics 6 (+9), Close Com- codename. Alik is a polkovnik (the equivalent of a
bat (Unarmed) 4 (+11), Close Combat (Mace) 4 colonel in English terms) in the Russian military.
(+11), Close Combat (Sword) 4 (+11), Deception This gives him command authority, but also makes
14 (+16), Expertise (Espionage) 12 (+12), Expertise him very visible to the top brass in Moscow.
(Politics) 8 (+8), Insight 6 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+8),
Investigation 9 (+9), Perception 7 (+9), Ranged Motivation—Power: Polkovnik Oktober is in
Combat (Archery) 5 (+11), Ranged Combat (Guns) this for the political power his fearsome espionage
5 (+11), Ranged Combat (Thrown) 5 (+11), Sleight reputation can provide. He won’t be Mother Bear’s
of Hand 4 (+10), Stealth 5 (+10), Technology 7 inferior for long.
(+7), Vehicles 5 (+11)
Vicious: Oktober is a brutal man. It’s very easy for
ADVANTAGES him to lose control in a situation while exercising
All-out Attack, Benefit 4 (Alternate Identity x3, his physical power. This can result in dead prisoners,
KGB Agent), Chokehold, Close Attack 3, Contacts, rebellious minions, and other similar complications
Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 4, Equipment from letting it get the better of him.
11, Grabbing Finesse, Improved Aim, Improved
Disarm, Improved Trip, Improvised Weapon 3,
Languages 2 (English, French; Native—Russian),
Minions 5, Power Attack, Precise Attack 4, Ranged
Attack 3, Takedown, Weapon Bind
MINIONS 75 points for multiple minions as needed for the mission

Power Points: Abilities 62 + Advantages 50 + Skills 60 + Defenses 23 = 195 points

158 PG:
RIDERS OF THE NIGHT
Dutch Fontaine, Kane, Shell Mitchell, Spanner, and assorted other bikers in the background.
Leader: Kane
History: The Silver Age saw an explosion of biker
gangs out on the highways and byways of the Unit-
ed States, roaming the land in search of a freedom
all their own. That freedom was more about bully-
ing, looting, vandalism and many other petty crimes
terrorizing rural America.
But none of them were like the Riders of the
Night Over Day. They weren’t just criminals, they
were vicious. Their acronym, ROT in NOD, is a
not-so-subtle reference to leaving their enemies in
a hellish wasteland to die. They indulged in dark
crimes, bloody attacks that left scarred towns and a
body of tales about their cruelty.
The Riders of the Night were brought together
by the being called Kane. He did claim a demonic
heritage however, and he lived up to it. He gathered
bikers who could match his hungers, taught them
black magic rites, and led them out into the coun-
try. There was a plan behind this effort, but who can
say for sure what it was? It might have been as sim-
ple as spreading fear on a new scale, but most of the
people who opposed Kane and his Riders doubted
that. Whatever the “grand design” might have been,
their smaller plans were thwarted often enough by
various heroes, most commonly the Watchful Gaze.
Resources: ROT in NOD were even more nomadic
and less anchored than other bike gangs of their
time. They had only their motorcycles, their leath-
ers, weapons, and each other, and it was all they
wanted. While Kane gathered a core group of dis-
ciples, there were many “grunts” who supplied more
muscle for their efforts. Kane left various branches
of the Riders across the country, to be called on if he
needed, and otherwise spread their specialized brand
of fear. This was probably ROT in NOD’s most
valuable asset, and typical members look like this.
TITLE:
ROT in NOD biker, PL 6
Abilities: Str 1, Sta 3, Agl 2, Dex 3, Fgt 2, Int 0,
Awa 1, Pre 1
Defenses: Dodge 5, Parry 5, Fortitude 6, Toughness
5/3, Will 4
Equipment: Weapons (typically one melee and one
ranged), Jacket (Protection 2), Motorcycle
Skills: Athletics 3 (+4), Close Combat (Choose
one) 4 (+6), Expertise (Magic) 2 (+2), Expertise
(Motorcycles) 5 (+5), Intimidation 3 (+4), Percep-
tion 2 (+3), Ranged Combat (Choose one; typically
Handguns) 4 (+7), Vehicles 3 (+6)
Advantages: Close Attack 2, Equipment 5, Grab-
bing Finesse, Ranged Attack 2, Set-up, Startle,
Teamwork plus one of the following: All-out At-
tack, Chokehold, Defensive Attack, Improved Hold,
Power Attack
Offense: Initiative +2, Melee Specialty +8, Ranged
Specialty +9
Power Points: Abilities 26 + Advantages 14 + Skills
13 + Defenses 12 = 65 points
Legacy: The Riders of the Night continue on after
the Silver Age. They retain their fearsome reputa-
tion, with succeeding leaders maintaining the regu-
lar magical rites established at their founding. Over
time, these ceremonies became less about advancing
dangerous plots, and more about keeping people
afraid. Some members kept the sorcerous knowledge
alive though.
Campaign Use
The Riders of the Night are a classic gang of mean
criminals with a slight twist. They actually are a
Satanicly empowered biker gang. They can provide
for two very different, very classic sort of adventures:
gritty, street-level crime stories of rampaging out-
laws, or a magical cult with dark desires. Their best
use will come from blending these two aspects.
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KAnE
Male, age unknown, 6’6”, 275 lbs., golden eyes (Black in
human form), No hair (Red in human form), copper skin

Really: not revealed. If he has a real name, or a and make use of this knowledge to stop him for
“True Name” as the magical people like to put it, good. Whether or not they succeeded, his appear-
I’ve never found it. ances peter out near the end of the Age, though his
A leader of: the Riders of the Night Over Day, the Riders would carry on in his name.
outlaw bikers he founded
Based out of: nowhere. They were true nomads
Worked as: trouble. Nothing but trouble
Active during: the Silver Age

Looks: Kane is a burly, hairy man with a fearsome

face and leathery skin. He has magnetic black eyes
that suck in your gaze, and shaggy red hair cover-
ing his head. He is dressed like the archetypal (some
might say stereotypical) biker. When in his demon-
form, his hair vanishes and he gains an inch or two,
reaching over six and a half feet tall. He’s nearly
three hundred pounds of muscle, and his bronze
skin takes on an almost reptilian feel, leathery,
smooth and dry. What’s scary, though, is the mag-
netism that draws people (men and women alike, he
doesn’t seem to care) to him, regardless of the shape
he wears.

Known History: Kane kept his past to himself,

much like his name and his purpose. He came to
the mortal world during the Silver Age to tempt,
lure, and corrupt, playing in a time of conformity
and bland courtesy. He desired to undo what he
called the “veneer of harmony” layered over this
period in time. He set about that in record time,
quickly gathering his disciples, founding the Riders
of the Night, then setting out into the countryside
to torture and pillage. He was unprepared to deal
with the band of misfits that made up the Watch-
ful Gaze however, and over time, the two groups
became fierce foes.
Eventually, Aiyana and Revenant would stumble
over the notion that Kane was one of the Nephilim,
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Psychology: Kane is a fascinating combination of somewhere in the vulnerable community. Now the
tempter and brute. He’s the bad boy who draws hunter is seeking him out, while burning out all that
women, and pushes good men to do bad things. He he’s corrupted. The heroes are in a bad place, trying
delights in schemes, with a mind like a labyrinth, if to figure out what Kane is up to while preventing
that labyrinth were also the sewer system of a major the hunter from killing innocent civilians caught up
metropolis. He enjoys seduction, the soft sell of cor- in a war.
ruption over time, and brutal acts of sudden vio-
lence, apparently in equal measure. No one can be One of Kane’s rituals has succeeded on a large scale,
sure when he arrives if he’s there for the slow burn, and now the heroes are trapped in an isolated truck
or the fiery-hot flameout. stop out in the American West, and all the people
that were trapped with them. Surrounding them is
Known Abilities: Kane is a physically powerful a portion of Hell, and the Riders are transformed
man with superhuman strength and resistance to into demons, with Kane more powerful than ever.
damage. He can lift around three tons, and shrug off Their hunt for the heroes is on, and they must fight
most small arms fire and hand weapons with little to survive and protect the innocents! But is this a
more than a bruise. His other power is the ability to portion of Kane’s home? Can the quick-witted he-
shift his shape from his natural, demonic body into roes turn the tables on Kane by learning his closely-
a more normal-looking human. Otherwise, he’s a guarded secrets here, and maybe discern his true
skilled ritualist with extensive knowledge of demon- goals at last?
ology and the occult, and a master of seduction.
Customization Notes
Campaign Use
Kane is a brute, a fearsome opponent in combat,
able and willing to rend an enemy without hesita-
tion. He’s an intelligent leader, directing his biker
gang in a military campaign of wickedness. Worse,
he enjoys the temptation of good people. He can
be very suave and calm when he wants to be. As
they say, “he cleans up real good.” This makes him a
worse threat than just some hard-hitting punk, as he
can convince unsuspecting marks that he’s the good
guy and the heroes are persecuting him unneces-
sarily. All while setting up the mark to take the fall
for the heroes’ injuries or deaths, or manipulating
him into trying to kill the heroes personally. He’s a
master villain, with a “grand design” behind some,
if not all, of his plots, left deliberately vague so the
GM can tailor it to fit his campaign needs.

Adventure Seeds
A self-professed witch hunter has come to a small
town to intercept the Riders of the Night and put
an end to Kane once and for all. When he arrives,
he learns that Kane is already present, lurking
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Kane PL 10/132 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
7 6 3 3 5 2 1 4
Powers Offense
Extra-dense Hide, Damage 5 (Str-based), Protec- Initiative +3
tion 6 (11 pts) Battleaxe +8, Toughness DC 25
Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 27
Hidden Serpent, Morph 1 (a specific human shape)
(5 pts) Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 11
EQUIPMENT Parry 8 Toughness 12
Battleaxe, Damage 3 7
Will
Hellmount (Motorcycle, 14 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Size M, Str 2, Spd 7, Def 10, Tough 10
Demonic Appearance: While he can maintain his
human shape for as long as he is awake, his concen-
SKILLS
tration can be shaken and his true form revealed.
Athletics 3 (+10), Deception 7 (+11, +13 with At-
Coming into contact with sacred or holy power
tractive), Expertise (Demonology) 6 (+8), Expertise
can do the same. For example, being touched by a
(Magic) 5 (+7), Intimidation 6 (+10), Persuasion 5
holy symbol, splashed with holy water, or forced
(+9, +11 with Attractive), Vehicles 12 (+15)
onto sacred ground all can force his reversion to his
demonic shape. The specific belief or religion is ir-
ADVANTAGES
relevant, only that there is actual consecration.
All-out Attack, Artificer, Close Attack 3, Equipment
4, Power Attack, Ritualist, Startle, Attractive
Motivation—Spreading Evil: Kane claims to be a
demon. Even if he’s just a superhuman with a nasty
appearance, his heart is demonic. While there might
be a grand plan in his head, at his very foundation
is a desire to spread evil and compel others to join
him. Bringing another down to his level, turning
an otherwise good person to doing evil, is his true
desire.

Power Points: Abilities 62 + Powers 16 + Advantages 13 + Skills 22 + Defenses 19 = 132 points

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DUTCH Fontaine
Male, 37, 5’8”, 200 lbs., black eyes, salt-and-pepper hair
Really: Victor Fontaine Psychology: Dutch has two overriding principles:
A part of: the Riders of the Night; once a leg-break- making people bleed, and being loyal to people
er for the Mafia who let him indulge in making people bleed. With
Based out of: nowhere. Like his fellows, he’s a Dutch it’s literal bloodlust, not just hurting people.
wanderer He doesn’t break legs, he carves people up. It’s the
Worked as: an outlaw biker. Before that, he was a blood that makes him happy. The fact that the
soldier for a Mafia family in New Jersey Riders of the Night provide him with ample oppor-
Active during: the Silver Age tunities to inflict this bloodshed means that he will
never let anything happen to his crew.
Looks: Dutch is a big guy, not quite six feet tall,
but thickly-built. His hair is salt-and-pepper, and Known Abilities: Dutch is a capable fighter, good
he’s got shaggy coat of hair over pretty much all of with his fists, and a decent shot. He became knowl-
his body. He’s got scars and tattoos all over, and he edgeable in the occult under Kane’s tutelage (a fact
enjoys adding more as time goes on. that even surprised Dutch) and he often assisted
Kane in magical rites. When Kane was gone, Dutch
Known History: “Dutch” Fontaine is a mad dog, was able to continue this aspect of the Riders.
a pit bull of a man who likes to make people bleed.
Raised in Newark, New Jersey, he worked for vari-
ous crime groups, including Chucky Tervil’s crew
Customization Notes
back before the Jumping Jacks. His willingness to
get dirty would seem to make him an excellent
soldier for the Mob, but he was too much for even
them. He didn’t understand the difference between
peace-time and war-time, nor did he get the idea of
leaving certain people alone.
So after one wrong beating, Dutch was on the
run, and eventually found by Kane. It didn’t take
much persuading to get Dutch up onto a motorcy-
cle and into the ROT in NOD philosophy. Surpris-
ingly, he took to magical learning the best of Kane’s
disciples, maybe because he got to carve symbols
onto victims’ bodies. Dutch was the guy who held
the group together when Kane would go off on his
temptation missions, or disappeared altogether at
the end of the age.
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Dutch PL 7/100 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 3 2 4 3 1 2 2
EQUIPMENT
Baseball Bat, Damage 2 Offense
Initiative +2
Chain, Damage 2, Improved Grab, Improved Trip, Baseball Bat +6, Toughness DC 20
Reach 2 Chain +6, Toughness DC 20
Light Pistol +10, Toughness DC 18
Light Pistol, ranged Damage 3 Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 18 (DC 21 with Im-
provised Weapons)
Heavy Leathers, Protection 3
Defense
Motorcycle Dodge 7 Fortitude 7
Parry 8 Toughness 6/3
SKILLS Will 6
Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+6), Deception 7 (+9),
Expertise (Criminal) 6 (+7), Expertise (Magic) 5 COMPLICATIONS
(+6), Perception 5 (+7), Persuasion 4 (+6), Ranged Motivation—Bloodlust: Dutch enjoys making
Combat (Guns) 4 (+8), Sleight of Hand 5 (+9), people bleed. Joining the Riders gives him the
Vehicles 5 (+9) chance to do that on a regular basis, and it makes
him very loyal.
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 3, Defensive Attack, Equipment Rage: Dutch is quick to lose his temper; any little
6, Improvised Weapons 4, Languages 2 (French, frustrations can set him off. In this way, he’s actually
Spanish), Precise Attack 1 (Ranged Cover), Ranged more violent than Kane, and not so happy about a
Attack 2, Ritualist “slow burn” anything.

Power Points: Abilities 40 + Advantages 20 + Skills 22 + Defenses 18 = 100 points

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SHELL
Male, 21, 5’5”, 185 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair
Really: Sheldon Mitchell
A part of: the Riders of the Night
Based out of: the highways as a biker outlaw
Worked as: a criminal
Looks: Shell’s of average size and build, a young
man in decent shape with a haunted look in his
brown eyes. He has his ROT in NOD biker jacket,
but otherwise prefers to wear ragged survival cloth-
ing.
Known History: Shell doesn’t have much history.
He was an angry kid who joined the Army when
America entered the Korean Conflict to escape his
two-bit town. He came back from his tour hav-
Shell
Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity
4 6 3 6
EQUIPMENT
Knife, Damage 2 (19-20 critical)
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
Holdout Pistol, ranged Damage 2
Shotgun, ranged Damage 5
Leather Jacket, Protection 2
Motorcycle
SKILLS
Expertise (Firearms) 8 (+8), Expertise (Magic)
4 (+4), Intimidation 4 (+4), Perception 8 (+11),
Ranged Combat (Guns) 6 (+12), Stealth 6 (+9),
Vehicles 4 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 4, Equipment 5, Improved Aim, Im-
proved Critical 2 (with Handguns), Precise Attack 2
(Ranged, Cover and Conceal), Quick Draw
Power Points: Abilities 48 + Advantages 15 + Skills 20 + Defenses 17 = 100 points
TITLE:
ing seen ugliness and brutality that soured him on
humanity forever. He hid out in the wilderness after
failing to hold down a job making guns. On a trip
to pick up supplies, he met Kane, who showed him
the truth about the end of the world. Kane offered
him a place in the Riders to make the end work for
him, and Shell signed up.
Psychology: Shell’s actually an introverted individ-
ual. He can drink and cuss with the best of the Rid-
ers, but he prefers to let others do all the “fun stuff,”
and his best friends do his talking for him. No, not
people in the group. Shell’s best friends are his guns.
He loves his guns, talks to his guns, and gets along
better with his guns than with any actual person.
Known Abilities: Shell’s a crack shot with just
about any firearm he puts his hands on. He’s a
trained sniper, able to sneak into a position and stay
waiting for hours for the kill.
PL 9/100 Power Points
Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 0 3 0
Offense
Initiative +3
Knife +12, Toughness DC 21, 19-20 Critical
Pistols +12, Toughness DC 19 (heavy pistol),
Toughness DC 17 (Holdout pistol), 18-20 Critical
Shotgun (Shot) +13, Toughness DC 20/DC 18 vs.
Protection
Shotgun (Slug) +12, Toughness DC 20
Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 12
Parry 7 Toughness 8/6
4
Will
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Survival: Shell believes that the
world is coming to an end. Shell intends to walk
out alive and make his own world.
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ally returned to his bad people in the States, and

SPANNER
Male, 32, 22, 6’2”, 175 lbs., blue eyes, black hair
Really: Ricardo Spano
A part of: the Riders of the Night
Based out of: the road, roaming the country
Worked as: a career criminal
Looks: Spanner has lived a hard life and looks it.
He has a gymnast’s build, slender but muscled, and
a little over six feet in height. He has black hair and
likes to wear it very short.
Known History: A bad man from a bad neighbor-
hood, trained to hurt people and take things from
them, there’s not much more to say about Spanner.
He did a stint in the Army and was stationed in
Japan where he picked up some karate. He eventu-
applied what he learned to the street trash available
to him. He developed quite the reputation with his
weapons, and one day, Kane came by to test Span-
ner out; when all was said and done, ROT in NOD
rode out of the city with a new member.
Psychology: Spanner likes to take things easy. He
uses weapons because they’re easier on his hands; he
likes to steal because it’s easier than hours of daily
toil; he likes to follow others because it’s easier than
having to work all that stuff out for yourself. He
likes to hurt people, and if they could stand up for
themselves, then they’d deserve the stuff he takes
from them.
Known Abilities: Spanner is a skilled martial artist,
who prefers to use weapons when fighting. He’s very
good at using available items as various martial arts
weapons, and is never his machete.

Spanner PL 8/100 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 3 5 2 4 0 2 0
EQUIPMENT Offense
Machete, Damage 3 (19-20 critical) Initiative +9
Throwing Knife, ranged Damage 2 Machete +10, Toughness DC 20 (critical 19-20)
Motorcycle Throwing Knife +8, Toughness DC 19

SKILLS Defense
Acrobatics 4 (+9), Athletics 5 (+7), Close Combat Dodge 10 Fortitude 7
(Clubs) 6 (+10), Close Combat (Short swords) 4 Parry 10 Toughness 6/3
(+8), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+8), Decep- 5
Will
tion 5 (+5), Expertise (Criminal) 5 (+5), Expertise
(Magic) 3 (+3), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Combat
COMPLICATIONS
(Thrown) 4 (+6), Stealth 5 (+10), Vehicles 7 (+9)
Motivation—Follower: Spanner is a born follower,
eager to please, eager to prove his loyalty, and happi-
ADVANTAGES
est when he’s a cog in a bigger wheel, living high off
All-out attack, Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack,
another’s leadership.
Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 4, Improved Trip, Im-
proved Initiative 1, Instant Up, Language (Spanish),
Ranged Attack 2, Teamwork

Power Points: Abilities 36 + Advantages 18 + Skills 28 + Defenses 18 = 100 points

166 PG:
The Bronze Age Tone
While the Silver Age had propelled superheroes out
into space, other dimensions and strange worlds,
the Bronze Age brought them back down to earth,
often hard. Heroes now dealt with injustice, envi-
ronmentalism and social issues while also contend-
ing with super-powered villains. These comics were
a reflection of the civil rights movement, the rise of
counterculture, and disapproval of the actions of
the government, namely war and political corrup-
tion. It was a statement of the times that a tenant
slumlord could be just as hated as a villain who shot
fire out of his hand and torched whole city blocks.
One reaction to the negative aspects of the time
was the rise of the peace and love movement among
the young people of the nation. This was largely
expressed in a younger generation of heroes, who
rose to protect others who believed as they did from
the prejudice and prosecution of the older genera-
tion. This era also saw the return of the street-level
hero protecting the normal citizenry from ordinary
threats, rather than spending their time fighting
alien invasions. The Bronze Age was characterized
by the radical change the old systems and traditions
were resisting, and the younger generation grew in-
creasingly disenfranchised. Racism was a fact of life
during this time; GMs should debate whether this
will add to the game, and again, be sure the other
players are on board for exploring such themes.
As relevance stormed the Bronze Age comics, it
brought about a new sense of realism for its char-
acters. Heroes would suffer defeats, or be unable to
immediately unseat villains and their power bases.
We see two distinct chapters to the Bronze Age, for
relevance reached a crescendo that resulted in the
death of a major character in one fictional universe
and the reshaping of two heroes in another. In the
wake of such events, relevance started to fade into
the backdrop, but more heroes struggled harder, and
TITLE:
saw some of their victories fall short of real triumph.
Stories gained more depth, with multiple layers
achieved through more than one threat at a time
or more complex intrigue. The Bronze Age stories
slowly matured along with their creators, as former
super-hero fans started to become current super-
hero writers, artists and editors. Boundaries were
pushed, experimental comics published in main-
stream and independent markets, and just about
everything was tried.
Deus ex Historica handles this two-part age by us-
ing its super-group to focus on each section in turn.
The overall narrative sees one team of heroes, with
members coming and going, showcasing the varying
focus. Characters are built on the default PL 10/150
point campaign, but powers are more prevalent and
varied, with unique effects tailored firmly to the
characters. We start with a team of “relevant” heroes,
idealistic and hopeful, defending an incoming age of
harmony. They become a team of heroes that must
deal with tragedy staining that optimism, making
them come to terms with the realities of battling
super-villains and struggling against tremendously
powerful social forces. Groups can choose to start
at the very beginning and take the Aquarians in
whatever direction they desire (and ignore the later
story points), or start with the Torchbearers, and use
the Aquarians period as back-story for their launch.
Ambitious groups can even prepare to play out the
whole narrative, examining in detail the changes
these characters will go through as they face tri-
umph and tragedy.
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THE AQUARIANS
Black Hammer, Golden Dawn, Greenway, Maiden of the Mist, Spring-heeled Jill
Leader: None really. That is, they never were that
organized, working more like a Silver Age family.
History: Golden Dawn arrived in the United States
and found her father’s old van in storage. Tremen-
dous conflict over civil rights, a brutal undeclared
war and the protests against it, and dangerous
government corruption around the world never
dimmed her perception of an Age of Aquarius that
would change the world.
In her father’s van, The Beacon, she took to the
streets of America, eventually meeting Greenway
and Maiden of the Mist. The three mystically-
inclined heroes felt good together, like they could do
great things if they remained allied. Entanglements
with the alchemical drug lord Angeldust brought the
trio into contact with Spring-heeled Jill. She then
joined them as they investigated a series of peaceful
protests that turned violent, leaving several badly-
injured people in their wake. They teamed up with
Black Hammer and exposed the machinations of
the Warmonger. Defeating these threats, they real-
ized they could do a lot of good as a team Being the
defenders of the incoming age of peace, they named
themselves the Aquarians.
Their political leanings and interracial makeup left
many people in the government very uncomfort-
able. That they preferred to roam the country rather
than settle down, and interfered when the authori-
ties tried to maintain law and order, just made these
powerful people more anxious. But FBI agent Jer-
rold Perlman, the grandson of Haymaker Jake Pearl,
saw a symbol that could unite the country in this
time of strife, and covertly supplied aid in the form
of threat reports or advanced warnings. With this
suppor the Aquarians became the heroes they hoped
to be.
PG: 167
Resources: The Aquarians didn’t have a lot going
for them aside from each other, the Beacon, and
Agent Perlman. They gained supporters who be-
lieved in their cause, often offered shelter, supplies,
and information.
The Beacon is the same van that once housed the
Watchful Gaze under Revenant, but with upgrades
provided by Hammer, Jill and Golden Dawn.
The Beacon II (team base, 8 pts)
Size Tiny, Toughness 12; Effects: Defense 8, Speed
6; Features: Dual Size (Fine outer size), Library, Liv-
ing Space, Power Supply
Special Agent Jerrold “Jerry” Perlman (team Min-
ion, 60 pts) (Use the Government Agent stats from
the main rulebook)
Jerry Perlman grew up with the stories of his grand-
father’s exploits, and his father was a New York City
police officer. This inspired him to work hard to
make it into the FBI. He met the Aquarians and be-
come their biggest supporter. This also hindered his
career, but the relationship would come to fruition a
few years down the road.
Team Equipment 2, Team Minion 4
Legacy: The Aquarians brought back the idea of the
super-hero team in all its glory, and even though
their time under this name would be brief, they
would offer inspiration to the future. Other super-
hero teams would see that it didn’t have to be only
about super-villains, but could extend to something
more fundamental. Not only that, but their rela-
tionship with Agent Perlman (and other sympa-
thetic federal and local officers) proved that even in
a climate of seeming corruption, it could be possible
to work with the law, not against it.
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BLACK HAMMER
Male, 23, 6’2”, 285 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Jackson Daws
A part of: the Aquarians
Based out: of Washington D.C.
Worked as: a bouncer
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: The first thing you think when you see Jack-
son Daws is “big”. Over six feet tall, almost three
hundred pounds, and not a spare ounce of fat on
him, he’s a real bruiser. He doesn’t do the costume
thing much, dressing instead in a pair of tough
coveralls, a red t-shirt and steel-toed boots. Despite
looking scary, he’s got a great smile and when he’s
relaxed, he turns into a big (if over-muscled) teddy
bear.
into contact with the Aquarians. He joined the team
to do even greater things, and the media immedi-
ately renamed him “The Black Hammer.” He was
frustrated by this blatant racism. But it was a minor
irritation in the long run, when he was framed for
murder and railroaded by government enemies.
In jail, Jackson continued his crusade for civil
rights, and even studied law, eventually earning his
degree. Meanwhile, he watched as the Aquarians
turned into the Torchbearers, who cleared his name.
As a free man, he eventually hung up his superhero
career for good to become a lawyer and continue to
fight for civil rights on a different battlefield.

Known History: Jackson Daws was always large,

and made use of that as an offensive tackle in foot-
ball from Pop Warner through high school senior
year. He moved on to bouncing at the Sundown
Cafe after high school, admitting that he liked
getting hit—it made him feel stronger each time.
This was when he was nicknamed “The Hammer”
because of how those on the receiving end of a
Daws hit called it “The Hammer,” and Jackson kept
the name. He made decent money bouncing and
at other local odd jobs, where his size and strength
helped him excel. It was an easy life until the night
at the Cafe when some wiseguy pulled a gun and
shot him. Jackson thought he was a dead man, but
the bullet dropped away from his chest and his
strength increased dramatically. The wiseguy didn’t
last long after that.
Jackson’s mother convinced him that this was a
true blessing in a turbulent time. The civil rights
struggle raged throughout the country, and with
her help, Daws realized his powers meant more
than beating up drunks. His activities protecting
the freedom walkers from Warmonger brought him
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Psychology: Hammer has come far from his listless he takes to the front of the battle and draws the
early days. Inspired by the speeches of Dr. Martin fire so he can fully power up and keep more fragile
Luther King Jr., he believes that the only way the members protected. He’s a savvy, skilled fighter,
nation will move ahead is for everyone to be equal becoming the tactical leader in a tough fight. For
under the law and in each other’s eyes. Peaceful story purposes, he’s the activist, devoted to civil
protest is the best way to achieve this, and Jackson rights. Even more so than the rest of the team, The
would give his life for that ideal. He’s an activist, but Hammer is concerned with the equality of man and
his teammates are used to it, and he knows they’ve their human rights. Most of the others have loftier
got good hearts. Despite his raw power, he prefers to dreams of an age of peace, but Hammer is a down-
find alternatives to throwing down these days, but to-earth sort with street level experiences and real
still enjoys the power rush he finds from getting hit. grit under his nails. This is important, as it helps
ground the team in the actual troubles of the day
Known Abilities: The Hammer is not one of those and keeps them on point.
guys you ever want mad at you. You see, Jackson
Daws gets stronger the more punishment he takes.
He absorbs kinetic energy directed at him and uses
Adventure Seeds
A protest march has been threatened by a supervil-
it to boost his already impressive physical prowess.
lain with powerful air abilities. Hammer is deter-
He can also redirect some of that power for a kinet-
mined that the rally will go on as scheduled, and the
ic-assisted leap that can carry him over tall buildings
race is on to figure out how to protect the people
in a single bound. Jackson can use the same kind of
and to shut down the villain. Why is he threatening
trick to create a shockwave by slamming his hands
them? Is that a key to stopping him? Or is it a lead
together, but it uses up his current store of energy.
to a bigger threat lurking in the shadows?
The man can take a cannon-shot to the chest, but
clapping his hands tuckers him out. Nobody ever
Hammer responds to a request for aid from an old
said superpowers had to make sense.
girlfriend, who feels threatened by supremacists
terrorizing a rural community. As the team investi-
On the other hand: there’s a world where Jackson
gates, the local newspaper starts to smear Hammer,
Daws happened to be in Memphis on the wrong
while the attacks pile up and the team can’t figure
day and failed to save Dr. Martin Luther King,
out how the supremacists are getting away so easily.
Jr. All his power, all the efforts of his team-mates,
Why is the paper’s editor after Hammer? Is he a
meant nothing in the long run, and his ideals
bigot, or is there some other grudge at work? How
turned into bitterness over time. As the murder rap
exactly does Hammer’s old flame tie into this?
started to tighten around him like a racist noose,
Hammer grew angrier. Eventually, this anger ex-
ploded from him like one of his shockwaves, de- Customization Notes
stroying the Beacon and injuring the Aquarians
before he disappeared into the urban wilderness of
America. On his own, he has become a dangerous
domestic terrorist, viciously attacking anyone and
anything he sees as keeping his people down.

Campaign Use
The Hammer is the brick for The Aquarians, with a
couple of twists to make him stand out. In combat,
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Black Hammer PL 10/ 150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
11/4 12 2 3 4 1 3 3
Powers Offense
Kinetic Absorption, 32 pt. array Initiative +2
Super-Charged Physique, Enhanced Strength 7 (Re- Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 19/26
action, Fades), Impervious Toughness 12 (Reaction, Thrown Objects +9, Toughness DC 19/26
Fades), Leaping 6 (500’; Reaction, Fades) (32 pts) Shockwave, Dodge DC 20 for ½ effect, Toughness
Shockwave, Damage 10 (Area-line, Reaction, Fades, DC 25/20
Tiring) (1 pt)
Defense
Superhuman Physique, Immunity 4 (Critical Hits, Dodge 8 Fortitude 12
Disease, Poison) (4 pts) Parry 8 Toughness 12
Will 8
SKILLS
Athletics 6 (+17/+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 2
COMPLICATIONS
(+6), Deception 3 (+6), Expertise (Civics) 4 (+5),
Motivation—Responsibility: Inspired by Dr. Mar-
Expertise (Streetwise) 5 (+6), Intimidation 6 (+9),
tin Luther King, Jr., Hammer feels a sense of duty
Investigation 4 (+5), Perception 3 (+6), Ranged
to put his abilities toward the cause of civil rights
Combat (Thrown) 6 (+9), Vehicles 5 (+8)
and social justice.
ADVANTAGES
Prejudice: Despite the advances in civil rights,
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 3, Connected,
Hammer is still seen as the “Black” Hammer, even
Improved Hold, Improvised Weapons, Interpose,
among supporters. In less enlightened places, this
Minion 1, Power Attack, Takedown 2
leads to fear and suspicion.
MINIONS
Public Identity: Though he wears a mask, Hammer
1 rank in the Team Minion
doesn’t hide who he really is, making things hard for
loved ones and family.

Power Points: Abilities 64 + Powers 37 + Advantages 12 + Skills 22 + Defenses 15 = 150 points

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Golden Dawn
Female, 25, 5’4”, 135 lbs. brown eyes, brown hair
Really: Gail Lenoir-Ross
A part of: the Aquarians, then the Torchbearers
Based out of: the Beacon II
Worked as: a magician
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: Golden Dawn is a woman in her twenties
with pale skin, straight brown hair and dark brown
eyes. She’s got that odd combination of plain-Jane
and cute working for her, and downplays her looks
with old jeans, t-shirts, and tattered sandals. She
does love her ornate bracelets, though, for wrists
and ankles. She wears flowing, dull gold robes slit
and pleated for mobility in a very stereotypical wiz-
ard’s costume. On her brow is a thin golden circlet
with a purple gem that vaguely looks like an eye.
a terrible threat at the very edge of her awareness,
something powerful and malicious. She had to learn
about this threat, and stop it, but even her skills
might fall short. She’d need help, she’d need friends.
Gail broke out her father’s old van and hit the road.
She found the Maiden of the Mist and Greenway,
giving them a purpose to their wandering, then
added Spring-Heeled Jill and Hammer to form the
Aquarians. Together, they fought against villains
and social injustice in equal measure. When the
Aquarians were shattered by the events surround-
ing Spring-Heeled Jill and Hammer, it was Gail
who kept them together and convinced them to
become the Torchbearers at Agent Perlman’s sugges-
tion. She’s a foundation of the group, even when she
takes time away.

Known History: Golden Dawn was born Gail

Lenoir-Ross, the daughter of the hero Revenant
and Mariam Lenoir, the former host of Vivienne
of Aquitaine. Gail was introduced to the surviving
members of an order of the Rosicrucians called the
Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis to help her under-
stand her natural talent for magic and protect her
from Vivienne’s machinations. Between her “uncles”
and Revenant, she learned of the responsibility
involved in wielding magical secrets and using them
properly.
Thanks this natural talent, Gail learned as much
mystic lore as her mentors could teach her. With
the Order’s help, she acquired other magical tomes
and developed greater command over the “elemental
forces” that are the source of a magician’s power.
She exceeded the Order’s capabilities, becoming
one of the last true wizards. A few of the Order
even showed her their greatest relic, the Circlet of
the Third Eye, which would offer her those secrets
of the universe that no one else could activate.
When she experimented with it, she briefly sensed
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Psychology: Golden Dawn puts on a good front,
a source of comfort and cheer to her friends, but
beneath that exterior she feels a tremendous weight
of responsibility for her destiny. This leads to her
second-guessing her actions, especially when ini-
tial plans don’t work out. However, she knows that
magic is fueled by belief, and even at her lowest
moments she’ll find the reserves to keep on fighting,
and encourage those around her to rise above their
situation. She doesn’t know if Vivienne could pos-
sess her like her mother, but if she could be used for
a host, the combination of their magic would make
the dangerous combination she fears the most.
Known Abilities: Golden Dawn is a Hermetic
wizard with great command over the “magical ele-
ments,” able to bend them to her will with specific
words and gestures. These commands make her
astoundingly versatile, with a number of magi-
cal attack forms: able to insert commands into the
mind of others through the wind, drawing objects
out of the fiery forge of creation itself, granting life
to objects, casting her astral form out of her body to
survey an area, and even more. With her grimoire,
she can develop other spells as demanded by the
situation, given enough time.
Finally, she wears a circlet of platinum that helps
open her psychic third eye, allowing her to see magi-
cal forces and guard her mind from psychic attacks.
On the other hand: Vivienne’s spirit entered the
child as she was born. She had to put up with all
the growing pains associated with childhood, but
she was careful and hid the truth from her parents.
When she reached puberty, she manipulated the
foolish old men of the order to restore her power,
steal their Grimoire and Circlet and begin her con-
quests anew. As the villainess Golden Dawn, Vivi-
enne is one of the great threats of her age.
Campaign Use
Golden Dawn is a take on the classic four-color
wizard superhero. She has a wide array of magical
spells with powerful effects, but is weak in a physical
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confrontation. With her Grimoire she’s even more
versatile, and makes a great character for players
who enjoy having many choices. In combat, she’ll
hang back, take cover and attack at range, or make
the terrain work against the team’s enemies with
Create, Move Object and her Concealment attack.
She has a wide range of story options as well. She’s
a legacy heroine, her father being a Golden and
Silver Age hero, and her great-uncle being one of
the great Pulp era adventurers. The threat of her an-
cestor Vivienne hovers in the background, and the
shadowy world of secret societies threatens to erupt
whenever it would make for a good story. Her sense
of destiny and responsibility is a classic angle of the
comic book wizard. Finally, there’s the threat she
sensed when she got the Circlet; is it the same one
that Skydancer sensed back in the Silver Age?
Adventure Seeds
An anonymous patron has donated an opal necklace
from the Aquitanian region to a museum’s collec-
tion of priceless artifacts. It’s too obviously a trap
for Golden Dawn by Vivienne, so what does she do
when the museum is robbed, including the neck-
lace? Is it all part of the trap? Can she risk any expo-
sure to Vivienne’s possession? Or is it a bluff to keep
her at bay while the thieves get away with the crime
of the century? If it’s a hoax, who would know how
to make one that works so perfectly against Gail?
A vocal televangelist denounces occult heroes as
agents of the Devil, using their powers to entice
young people into lives of sin. This speaker singles
out Golden Dawn as the prime example, and con-
vinces his followers to rise up against her. Is it just
another way of spreading the hate dividing America
in a vulnerable period, or some greater danger? How
can the heroes counter his dynamic oratory, and if
he is secretly a villainous, or demonic, force out to
destroy Earth’s magical guardian, how can they get
to him without hurting his deluded followers?
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Golden Dawn PL 10/ 150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 3 2 3 4 5 2 2
Powers Offense
Circlet of the Third Eye, removable -1 Initiative +4
Magic Awareness, Senses 4 (acute analytical ranged Magi- Call Lightning +10, Toughness DC 25
cal Vision) (4 pts) Immobilize +8, Fortitude DC 22
Mental Shield, Enhanced Trait-Will 5 (5 pts)
Whispers in the Air +8, Will DC 17
Grimoire of the Cardinal Guardians, Variable 3
(Slow, Easily Removable -6) (12 pts) Defense
Dodge 10 Fortitude 5
Hermetic Magic, 24 pt. array Parry 8 Toughness 2
AIR - Call Lightning, ranged Damage 10 (Accuracy 1, 10
Will
Indirect 2, Split 1) (24 pts)
Whispers in the Air, ranged Affliction 7 (vs. Will, En-
tranced/Compelled/Controlled; Concentration, Revers- COMPLICATIONS
ible 1, Subtle 1; Quirk-Must speak the commands into Motivation—Sense of Duty: Golden Dawn is
the air) (1 pt) descended from a legacy of magical guardianship,
EARTH - Immobilize, ranged Affliction 12 (vs. Fortitude,
heroism and power corrupted, making her aware of
Hindered/Immobilized/Paralyzed) (1 pt)
Mend, Healing 7 (Affects Objects, Restorative, Stabilize; how important it is to defend the world.
Distracting) (1 pt)
FIRE - Blazing Speed, Super-Speed 5 (Aff’ts others) (1 pt) Power Loss: Golden Dawn needs her hands and
Forge of Creation, Create 5 (Continuous; Permanent) (1 voice free to cast her spells. If she’s unable to do
pt)
either, she loses access to the Hermetic Magic.
WATER - Mobilize, Move Object 7 (Subtle 1) (1 pt)
Shroud of Fog, ranged Conceal 6 (Auditory, Visual; Area-
cloud, Attack) (1 pt) Secret Society: Golden Dawn is one of the last
Æther - Astral Projection, Remote Sensing 20 (Auditory/ upholders of the order she draws her name from. A
Visual; Dimensional 2-Mystic planes, Subtle 1; Concen- few still remain and the tangle of rivalries, promises,
tration, Feedback) (1 pt) alliances and antagonism between members and
similar other secret societies can draw her in when
Equipment she’s least prepared.
2 ranks in the Team Base

SKILLS
Deception 4 (+6), Expertise (Magic) 10 (+13), Expertise (Secret Societies) 10 (+13), Insight 7 (+12), Percep-
tion 5 (+10), Persuasion 6 (+8), Ranged Combat (Hermetic Magic) 6 (+8)

ADVANTAGES
Artificer, Connected, Equipment 2, Favored Foe (Wizards), Inspire 1, Languages 3 (Egyptian, French,
Gothic, Latin), Ritualist, Trance, Ultimate Effort (Expertise-Magic), Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 52 + Advantages 13 + Skills 24 + Defenses 19 = 150 points

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GREENWAY
Male, 41, 5’6”, 160 lbs., brown eyes, pale blond hair
Really: Doctor Henry Simms
A part of: the Aquarians, then the Torchbearers
Based out of: the Beacon II
Worked as: a professor of botany
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: Greenway looks less like a super-hero and
more like an acid band’s roadie. He’s a scruffy man
in his forties with dilated eyes covered by rose-tinted
glasses, dressed in shabby clothes gathered from
donation bins. His shock of white hair hasn’t seen
a comb in years, and he’s often barefoot unless the
others tell him to put shoes on.
from the few comments he spoke that made any
sense) was led by the floral whispers to the Maiden
of the Mist. The complementary beings wandered
the countryside getting into trouble as they tried to
help, until found by Golden Dawn. With Dawn’s
help, Greenway found enough coherence to join
her efforts and reach out to make a few friends.
Greenway finds the group’s dedication to peace and
love appealing and has resolved to be there until the
natural world compels him otherwise.

Known History: Greenway was once renowned

botanist Doctor Henry Simms, before one of his
students’ experimental narcotics trial exploded in
his face. His body reacted badly to the fumes, and
Simms stumbled away from the accident only to
crash into the botany department’s green-
house. When rescue workers found him,
he was unconscious and mumbling about
“the green way.” He recovered in the hos-
pital but then wandered away, with the
plants’ help to evade security and bring
him out into the wide world.
The good doctor’s mind changed how it
processed information. It operates on
a whole different plane of thought,
aided by the way the plants whisper
to him, and look out for him. He
does occasionally have moments of
lucidity, but they’re out of his con-
trol. Even when he has human intel-
ligence, it’s so far advanced that he
just talks in scientific jargon anyway.
So really, six of one, half-dozen of the
other.
Greenway (as people called him
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Psychology: Greenway’s brain operates on a totally his friends are and protecting those too weak to
different level from most people. He senses things protect themselves. He’s a challenge for an experi-
and reacts to stimuli that others don’t even know enced roleplayer seeking a different kind of story
exist. This makes him ramble, muttering nuggets and power set. He’s the child-like idiot savant with
of wisdom in between strings of gibberish. Most tremendous insight into a greater reality, whatever
of the time he’s like a child, attracted to something that means for both player and campaign.
that grabs his attention, then quickly flitting on to In combat, he’s another ranged attacker, able to
something more exciting. He doesn’t view people pin down enemies for his team-mates, and make
the same way anymore, beyond Golden Dawn and potent direct attacks of his own. He has a couple
the Maiden, but he does have an innate care for all of interesting defensive powers and sensory tricks,
living things, flora and fauna (in that order). Some- offering plenty of different kinds of actions on the
where down deep, Dr. Simm’s brain still operates. field, and in quieter moments.
When his rational mind intersects with his ephem-
eral awareness, he becomes startlingly brilliant, more
like his old professorial self.
Adventure Seeds
In the middle of a slugfest against the villains,
Greenway wanders off, after hearing something that
Known Abilities: Greenway can communicate
calls him away. Can the heroes afford to follow him?
with and control plant life in an area, hear and
Has he found a special insight into defeating the
touch plant life miles away, and comprehend the
bad guys? Or is it completely unrelated? If he leads
natural world and its workings. This perception of
them astray, will they be able to depend on him
the world makes him incredibly hard to hit when
again in the future? Then there’s the worst possibil-
he’s paying enough attention, protecting him from
ity: the villains have found a way to offer him false
attacks. Greenway can exert control over his green
whispers through his “green way,” and now have an
friends, using branches and vines as crude limbs
insidious, subtle method to sow confusion in the
with full sensory connection, and can use them
group!
to create a large field of brambles. Greenway can
also unleash a torrent of allergens to bring on fits
Greenway and a group of protesters picket a log-
of sneezing, watery eyes and skin rashes. And you
ging company clear-cutting a pristine section of
thought hayfever was bad.
forest. The company has a list of equipment that
he’s sabotaged and injuries he’s caused, demanding
On the other hand: Greenway could have gone
the authorities step in or they’ll hire someone to
mad at his transformation when he first heard the
protect them. Someone like the MIA perhaps, or
Earth crying in pain. This Greenway would go on
Black Mamba or Brother Bola, or maybe some other
a rampage, raising up the local plant life to destroy
mercenary with fire powers. The real problem: Gre-
those who hurt it. This initial attack lasted until the
enway’s busy with the Aquarians on the other side of
plants warned him away from arriving authorities.
the country, so who’s rousing the protesters? Why is
Now, Greenway wanders the United States causing
the company so quick to hire super-criminal protec-
damage wherever he finds people callously harming
tion? What is really happening here, and who’s this
the environment.
fake Greenway?

Campaign Use
Greenway’s a space cadet who thinks completely
differently than everyone else. Greenway normally
works on an instinctual level, understanding who
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Greenway PL 10/ 150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 1 2 1 5/-2 8 -1
Powers Offense
Botanical Nightmare, 40 pt. array, Standard activa- Initiative +1
tion -2 Surrogate Limb +10, Toughness DC 25
Allergens, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Fortitude, Physi- Allergens +10, Fortitude DC 18
cally Impaired/Physically Disabled/Incapacitated; Entangling, Dodge DC 20 for half effect; Dodge
Progressive) (40 pts) DC 20/15 to avoid, Damage or Sleight of Hand
Entangling, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Dodge, Hin- DC 20/15 to escape
dered and Vulnerable/Defenseless and Immobilized;
Area-burst, Cumulative, Extra Condition, Selective; Defense
Distracting, Limited to Two Degrees) (1 pt) Dodge 6 Fortitude 6
Surrogate Limbs, Move Objects 10 (Damaging, Parry 6 Toughness 12/2
Indirect 4, Precise; Feedback, Medium-large plant- 14
Will
life), Deflect 8 (Redirect; Feedback) (1 pt)
COMPLICATIONS
Friend to the Flora, Comprehend 2 (Plants),
Burnout: Greenway’s mind has permanently “ex-
Remote Sensing 10 (Audio/Tactile; Simultaneous;
panded”, giving him a superhuman awareness of the
Feedback, Medium-available plant-life) (14 pts)
natural world and its place in the greater scheme
of things. But his intelligence is unable to convey
Higher Awareness, Protection 10 (Sustained),
this to others, making him seem child-like and
Senses 5 (extended 4 Nature Awareness) (15 pts)
rambling. Even when he can think straight, he’s too
intelligent to connect with average people.
Lucid Moments, Enhanced Intellect 7 (Uncon-
trolled) (7 pts)
Motivation—Responsibility: Greenway feels a
strong kinship to the natural world, and a deep
SKILLS
compulsion to use his abilities to guard that which
Expertise (Botany) 9 (+7/+14), Expertise (Pharma-
can’t defend itself.
cology) 7 (+5/+12), Insight 6 (+14), Perception 7
(+15), Persuasion 5 (+4), Ranged Combat (Botani-
cal Nightmare) 8 (+10), Technology 6 (+4/+11),
Treatment 4 (+2/+9)

ADVANTAGES
Improvised Tools, Inventor, Luck 2, Minion 1, Ulti-
mate Skill (Perception)

Minion
1 rank in Team Minion

Power Points: Abilities 22 + Powers 76 + Advantages 6 + Skills 26 + Defenses 20 = 150 points

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MAIDEN OF THE MIST

Female, age unknown, 30’, 25 tons, sea green eyes, sea-foam white hair
Really: that’s pretty much who she is. Being a na- social justice and universal harmony. The Maiden
ture spirit, if she’s got a “real” name, it’s not one we continued to wonder what had called her forth, but
can use. settled on the idea that this Age of Aquarius mindset
A part of: the Aquarians, then the Torchbearers had done the trick. I don’t know myself, but it made
Based out of: the Beacon II things more peaceful for her, and that’s what mat-
Worked as: a nature spirit, it’s what she is and does tered. She stuck it out with Greenway and Golden
Active during: the Bronze Age Dawn even through the tragic end of the Aquarians
and into their rebirth as the Torchbearers, a main-
Looks: Maiden of the Mist is a female-looking wa- stay of the tight-knit core of the group.
ter elemental, normally some 30’ in height, though
she can shrink herself to a more human-interactive
six feet tall. Her eyes are sea-green, and her hair is
sea foam, and it cascades down her body like the
waterfalls of Niagara where she lives. She has a
lush womanly form, and enjoys the reaction it
gets from the men folk, which fits her playful
nature.

Known History: The Maiden of the Mist

claims to be a nature spirit, the living embodi-
ment of Niagara Falls. One day, she took up
the name of the ship that sailed her falls and
wandered off into the countryside. She felt
compelled to leave her home and explore the
world, though she couldn’t say why. So she
wandered aimlessly, trying to uncover any
reason she’d been awakened, and what had
called her forth. When her wanderings led her
to various people in trouble she chose to step
in, lending her considerable power to help right
wrongs and restore balance.
Eventually, this led her to cross paths with
Greenway and Golden Dawn, bring-
ing them together to stop the
machinations of Doctor
December. They stayed
together at Dawn’s sug-
gestion to tour the United
States, working toward
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Psychology: The Maiden of the Mist is not human,
that has to be clear. She’s a nature spirit and Golden
Dawn refers to her as a water elemental. Either way,
she doesn’t understand humans, but is much more
in tune with the natural world around her. While
traveling around the countryside in a van doesn’t
bug her too badly, she never did learn to enjoy
the cities. Of course, knowing that at any lapse of
focus she’d “geyser” out to her normal thirty-foot
height couldn’t have made hanging around cramped
buildings and narrow streets all that exciting. She’s
usually calm, sweet and compassionate, but like the
water that composes her body, she can roar into a
frothing fury at injustice. She is playful and silly of-
ten times, and indulges in the way men react to her
killer body. In the end, she’s a sweet young lady who
just happens to understand plants and rocks more
than she’d ever get humans.
Known Abilities: Can we say that a water elemen-
tal has superhuman powers? Well, let’s just say she’s
got an arsenal of paranormal abilities, and leave it
at that. She’s composed of water, making it hard to
hurt her, especially with physical force. She doesn’t
need to breathe, eat, or sleep, all very convenient
things, especially that last one. She’s normally thirty
feet tall, but she can shrink herself down as small
as six feet in height. The catch is, she only stays
that way while able to think about it. When she’s
full-sized, she’s very strong, and even more resistant
to damage. She can talk to other spirits, as long
as they’re not undead, talk to plants, and to other
natural objects like rocks. She seems to be immortal;
even if her form is destroyed, she’s often back to full
watery fury within four hours. One of her most in-
teresting abilities can erode objects by touch, forcing
her watery form into them and wearing them away
like the sea erodes the beaches. Thank goodness it
doesn’t work against living beings.
On the other hand: there’s at least one timeline
I’ve witnessed where the Maiden of the Mist knew
what had wakened her. On this world, she was
called Niagara, and she was full of righteous fury
against the humans who tortured and poisoned her
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mother, Gaia. That’s what called her out, the world
itself, and she swore to cleanse her mother’s wounds
with the pure water of her body. This Maiden, this
Niagara, didn’t worry about being able to shrink.
Instead, she could get larger if she stood in bodies of
water, making her stronger and harder to hurt. She
could start tsunamis, and by hurling water into the
air, she could start powerful thunderstorms. [Niaga-
ra should have Innate Permanent Growth, as well as
extra ranks of Growth with Limited—Only while in
large bodies of water. Add Environment 9 or 10, for
Impede Movement and Visibility to represent the
storms. Finally, have Erosion affect beings as well,
instead of only objects.]
Campaign Use
Maiden of the Mist is one of the bricks for the
Aquarians and Torchbearers. She’s secondary in this
role to Black Hammer, able to back up his position
while adding a few tricks of her own, such as her
growth and weaken powers. When the Aquarians
become the Torchbearers, she becomes the primary
brick. She lacks raw strength but again, her tricks
make up for that lack. She’s also an alien outlook
character, more in tune with nature, magic, and a
less advanced world, but her sweet nature makes it
more of a gentle innocence.
Adventure Seed
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to bring this
water spirit and this earth creature together in the
bonds of holy matrimony. Maiden of the Mist
encounters a representative of Mother Earth, who
insists the spirit of Niagara Falls must wed a spirit of
the land (perhaps the embodiment of the Catskills
or similar mountainous region) to bring balance
back to the world. Golden Dawn is suspicious of a
trick, particularly when Greenway is prevented from
communicating with the regional flora. What’s the
truth behind the New Age marriage of the decade?
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Maiden of the Mist PL 10/ 150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
8/0 12/4 1 2 2 1 3 0
Powers Offense
Erosion, Weaken Toughness 8 (Affects Only Ob- Initiative +1
jects, Progressive; Side Effect-rebounds on her if she Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 23
fails to affect material) (16 pts)
Defense
Essence of Niagara Falls, Comprehend 6 (Ob- Dodge 4*/8 Fortitude 12/4
jects, Plants, Spirits-no undead), Growth 8 (Speed Parry 4*/8 Toughness 12/4
+1, Size +2; Quirk-Normal size is 30’ tall, and her 8
Will
smaller heights are Sustained duration), Immortal-
* at giant size
ity 8 (4 hours), Immunity 10 (Full Life Support),
Insubstantial 1 (Fluid; Innate), Movement 2 (Envi-
COMPLICATIONS
ronmental Adaptation-Aquatic, Water-Walking) (63
Giantess: The Maiden is a thirty-foot-tall water
pts)
being, and must shrink herself to fit into the hu-
man world. If she can’t take a free action to sustain a
ADVANTAGES
smaller height, she reverts to her full size.
Diehard, Eidetic Memory, Favored Foe (Elemen-
tals), Improvised Weapon, Minion 1, Takedown 2
Motivation—Justice: Maiden of the Mist has
stepped onto the Material World to tip the scales
SKILLS
of justice back from the corrupt corporations and
Close Combat (Unarmed) 6 (+8), Expertise (Spirit
governments that poison the world.
World) 8 (+9), Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 6
(+10*/+6), Perception 5 (+8), Persuasion 5 (+5),
Nature Spirit: The Maiden is a creature of the spirit
Ranged Combat 6 (+8)
world, and doesn’t understand modern life, nor does
she fully comprehend the human mind. Human
Minion
actions arouse her anger when it seems they hurt
1 rank in Team Minion
Mother Earth.

Power Points: Abilities 26 + Powers 79 + Advantages 7 + Skills 20 + Defenses 18 = 150

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SPRING-HEELED JILL
Female, 37; 5’7”, 155 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes
Really: Jennifer Jackson
A part of: the Aquarians; former member of the
Vanguard of Justice
Based out of: the Beacon II
Owned: a junk shop
Active during: the early Bronze Age
Looks :Jenny is older now, in her mid-thirties when
she takes up her new identity. She’s still in great
shape; a little curvier maybe, but strong and sturdy.
She dyes her brown hair to keep the gray strands
out of sight, and she uses a bit more makeup to hide
some of those wrinkles, but her smile and energy are
as youthful as ever. Her new costume is based off
the old story of Spring-Heeled Jack, with a silvery
bodysuit and flowing black cloak, a dark hood,
and bright red eyes on her mask. It’s a surprisingly
creepy design, especially when she’s hurtling out of
the night sky thanks to those jump boots of hers.
startling appearance and evocative name soon made
headlines, and she was wrapped in adulation again.
When she met up with the Aquarians, a strong
connection was forged. She joined their ranks, even
though she didn’t wander quite as much as they did.
Her heart was in New Jersey, but she never ignored
a call for help from her new team-mates, and trav-
eled with them from time to time.
Spring-heeled Jill became very protective of her
super-hero family as the years wore on. This would
lead the Aquarians into their darkest period, but the
legacy of heroism Jenny left in her wake would see
the team through it even without her, and her star
shone bright throughout the Bronze Age.

Known History: Jenny Jackson missed the excite-

ment of bounding across city rooftops, and the joy
of helping people in need. She longed for the days
of the Golden Age, when she was one half of the
Jumping Jacks, and approached her twin brother
John at several family gatherings to discuss go-
ing back into action. John turned her down each
time, quite happy to be a father, husband and local
businessman, but the bug just wouldn’t leave Jenny.
She saw herself in the mirror each morning: a little
grayer, a little older, a little less important. If John
wouldn’t join her in the Jumping Jacks again, she
convinced him to at least help her redesign their
gear for the modern day so she could go out on her
own. John didn’t like the idea, but he could rarely
tell her no.
Jenny took to the streets as Spring-heeled Jill,
modeling her new identity and gear after the Victo-
rian London urban legend, Spring-heeled Jack. Her
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Psychology: Jenny Jackson retains an upbeat, her turf ” – all these things can lead to a wildly out-
vibrant personality, a combination of swashbuck- of-control woman with no connections, no allies,
ler and big sister that helped keep the Aquarians and an increasing alienation from even her brother.
motivated early in their history through bumps and
personality clashes. Having given custody of her son
to her ex-husband, Jenny has adopted the team as
Campaign Use
Spring-heeled Jill is a mobile character, designed
her surrogate family, becoming their mother figure.
for fast movements and strikes. She’s built to work
Despite experience and age, she never fully em-
well on her own or with a team. As long as she’s in
braces caution and patience, hurtling into each case
costume and keeps moving, she’s difficult to fight.
eagerly. She enjoys her limelight, but like when she
She’s meant to be a classic swashbuckler, with plenty
was Jumping Jill, it’s all to give her a better chance
of mobility and ready quips, prepared to perform
to help people who really need her aid.
fun tricks and maneuvers to add panache to a battle.
She’s also got more classical four-color hero traits,
Known Abilities: Spring-heeled Jill draws all of her
with a great concern for her team-mates and inno-
abilities from the gear John developed. Jenny is an
cent bystanders, and these blend into a fun charac-
excellent combatant, and a decent investigator from
ter to role-play. She’s one of the last original links to
years of practice. As an acrobat and gymnast, there
the early eras of a campaign world, being a teenager
are few her equal, even at her age. But she’s just a
in the Golden Age and learning from some of the
normal person, and she relies on her special equip
first masked heroes, earning her stripes at their side.
ment to give her the edge over criminals.
After the Aquarians nearly break up, and turn into
This special gear includes a flowing cloak that
the Torchbearers, Spring-heeled Jill plays the valu-
is particularly tough and pliable, something she’s
able campaign roles of turning point and cherished
become very skilled in using to entangle a foe, or
icon. From her death on, she is held as a standard
divert their attacks away from her actual body.
of heroism, the person who knew the costs of her
Her jumping boots are now much better-designed
identity but willingly paid them for her friends’ lives
jump jets, and can propel her five hundred feet at
and the good of the world. That’s the moment that
a leap. Finally, there’s her fire gun, which can belch
everyone realizes for good that heroes and villains
a stream of flame at an enemy, or release a quick
aren’t just a game, if they ever were.
burst that can dazzle a person’s eyes, blinding them
temporarily.
Adventure Seed
On the other hand: it’s very easy for a woman like How far will Spring-heeled Jill go to protect her son
Jenny Jackson to feel under-appreciated. It’s been when she learns about criminal elements surround-
quite a long time since the Jumping Jacks were dis- ing him? Drugs and gangs were relevant in the time,
cussed with awe, or even just discussed. With more and relevance is the buzzword in the super-hero
eye-catching heroes from the past like Radar Man stories of this period. Now it’s Jenny’s turn to face
and Redeemer, it’s easy to forget two super-normal the dark forces that haunt the streets and endanger
leapers and their clunky boots. When she’s made her family. Worse is the foreshadowing that could be
to look like a bad mother in the divorce, and loses used, when the trail of crime leads back to the drug
custody of her son (something almost unheard of in lord Angeldust.
this age), one can see this Spring-heeled Jill becom-
ing much more like her namesake in personality.
Frivolous, scary, inscrutable, this Jill could be out
for any action at all. Stopping criminals, tangling
with the law, battling the Aquarians if they “invade
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Spring-Heeled Jill PL 10/ 150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 3 6 5 6 5 3 3
Powers Offense
Fire Gun 16 pt. array, Easily Removable -6 Initiative +10
Fire Beam, ranged Damage 8 (16 pts) Entangling Cloak +14, Dodge DC 16 to avoid,
Fire Burst, ranged Affliction 8 (vs. Fortitude, Vision Strength DC 16 to recover
Impaired/Vision Disabled/Vision Unaware; Cumulative;
Limited to one sense) (1 pt) Fire Beam +12, Toughness DC 23
Fire Burst +12, Dodge DC 18 to avoid, DC 18
Jump Jets 8 pt array, Removable -1 Fortitude to recover
Powered Leap, Leaping 6, Movement 1 (safe fall) (8 pts) Powered Kick +8, Toughness DC 23
Powered Kick, Damage 8 (1 pt) Unarmed +16, Toughness DC 17

Padded Costume, Protection 4 (removable -1) (3 Defense

pts)
Trick Cloak, 4 pt array, removable -1
Divert Attacks, Enhanced Parry 4 (4 pts)
Blend into the Background, Concealment 4 (normal and
low-light vision; blending) (1 pt)
All Wrapped Up, Affliction 6 (vs. Dodge/Fortitude,
Physically hindered + dazed; Alternate Resistance-Dodge
then Strength, Extra Condition, Concentration, Reach 2;
Grab-based, Instant Recovery, Limited to one degree) (1
pt)
SKILLS
Acrobatics 8 (+14), Athletics 6 (+8), Close Combat
(Cloak) 6 (+12), Close Combat (Unarmed) 8 (+14),
Insight 5 (+10), Intimidation 4 (+7), Investigation
4 (+6), Perception 7 (+12), Ranged Combat (Fire
Gun) 4 (+9), Sleight of Hand 6 (+11), Stealth 6
(+12)
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Assessment, Close Attack 2, Grab
Finesse, Improved Initiative 1, Improved Smash,
Improved Trip, Minion 1, Move-By Action, Ranged
Attack 3, Teamwork
Minion
1 rank in Team Minion
Power Points: Abilities 64 + Powers 27 + Advantages 14 + Skills 32 + Defenses 13 = 150 points
Dodge 12 Fortitude 5
Parry 12/8 Toughness 7/3
8
Will
COMPLICATIONS
Family Ties: Jenny is closest to her brother John,
and is a treasured aunt and sister-in-law to family.
She was married briefly, but they divorced shortly
before she returned to being a super-hero. Jenny
leaves her son with her ex-husband, though this
pains her. She loves her son greatly, and still respects
and likes her ex-husband; family is family.
Motivation—Thrills: As Jenny grows older, and
notices a gray hair here or there and a laugh line
creeping along her eyes, she longs for the days when
she was idolized, and battled evil-doers to great ac-
claim. She renovates and revamps the old Jumping
Jill costume and goes back into action to feel young
and alive again.
Secret Identity: Jenny keeps her activities secret
from everyone, even most of her family (all except
her brother John). She’s even reluctant to share her
name with her fellow Aquarians.
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THE TORCHBEARERS
Alpha Agent, Golden Dawn, Greenway, Lone Jack, Maiden of the Mist, Windstorm
Leader: The group held regular leader elections,
rotating command of the team over the years.
History: The Aquarians came to a sad end despite
the optimism of their mission, and the public’s posi-
tive reaction. A concerted effort by Special Agent
Worthen and the Warmonger led to Black Ham-
mer being framed for murder, a crime so excellently
crafted that the hero was found guilty and sent to
prison. As the team reeled from this development,
another old foe, Angeldust, launched the attack
Golden Dawn believes she had foreseen. The team
was unprepared due to Hammer’s trial when An-
geldust struck, capturing Dawn and the Maiden in
a plan to sacrifice them and use their essence. The
ritual would capture the potential in the Age of
Aquarius, giving him an “Age of Alchemy” and the
world, but Spring-heeled Jill sacrificed her own life
to thwart this plot.
The dual blow sealed the end of the Aquarians,
and they drifted apart after Jill’s funeral. Other
forces were at work that would bring the separation
to a surprising end. The FBI Director stepped down
at long last, and the official view of the Aquarians
started to change with the new director. Agent
Perlman offered a suggestion: bring them together,
with some new heroes, and have the team officially
deputized to battle threats beyond the abilities of
law enforcement. With Perlman as the liaison, the
suggestion was accepted, and Jerry worked hard to
convince the Aquarians that this was a chance to do
everyone good. With his support, they could even
work toward clearing Hammer. The FBI wanted a
member of their own on the team and the Alpha
Agent was developed to fill the role. They rescued
Jenny’s brother, who’d become Lone Jack in a failed
attempt to get revenge on Angeldust. Eventually,
Windstorm was brought on board at Alpha Agent’s
recommendation. Everyone agreed that the baggage
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of the Aquarians needed to be left in the past. Since
the idea was a team modeled after the legacy of the
Vanguard, they selected the name Torchbearers. A
fitting “passing of the torch”, as well as the light of
hope that the Beacon was meant to be for the old
team.
There were initial difficulties. The older members
had trouble adjusting to the more organized nature
of the Torchbearers; there was friction from having
Alpha Agent foisted on them; and grief weighed the
former Aquarians down. But they would rise up and
meet these challenges, and the Torchbearers would
succeed in the long run.
Resources: The Torchbearers rely on the classic
super-team trappings, including a base, a jet, and
support staff to maintain their complex. The team
is much more individual than the Aquarians (and
the Silver Age groups), usually only gathering for
meetings and missions, making these resources vital
links as well.
The Beacon III (team base, 20 pts)
Size Large, Toughness 12, Features: Communica-
tions, Computer, Fire Prevention System, Gym,
Garage, Hangar, Infirmary, Laboratory, Library,
Personnel, Power System, Security System 2 (Tech-
nology DC 25)
Torchwing (team vehicle, 20 pts)
Size Gargantuan, Str 14, Spd 10, Def 6, Tough 13,
Features: Navigation system, Total Life Support
40 total points, Equipment 8
Note: Greenway and Maiden of the Mist have a
rank in Minion as Aquarians; for a Torchbearers
campaign, adjust this to Equipment 1
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Special Agent Jerry Perlman (Connection, 0 pts)
With Alpha Agent as a member, Agent Perlman
no longer needs to provide an active role in group
activities, removing the need for Team Minion
T.Z. Jones (Personnel, 0 pts)
Thea Zoe Jones (T.Z. to her friends) is a vibrant and
cheery young woman who needed a job to make
money for college. She became a civilian administra-
tor for the FBI in their New York office, and it was
there she came to the attention of Agent Perlman.
Despite a bit of klutziness, she was eager, bright
and trustworthy, so when it came time to outfit the
newest Beacon, he asked her if she wanted a bet-
ter job. She could do something that would serve
her country’s interests much better than filing and
making coffee. She was in it for the paycheck at the
start, but came in short order to love the Torchbear-
Spring-Heeled Jill (variant costume),
Alpha Agent, Windstorm
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ers. They came to enjoy her presence, and she threw
herself into her duties. When she earned enough to
go to college, T.Z. stayed at her post instead. She
takes night classes now, but she learns much more
keeping the team organized, the base humming and
the Torchwing at the ready.
Legacy: The Aquarians provide an interesting
footnote to superhero groups, but the Torchbear-
ers generate more significant history, despite being
largely the same group with the same purpose at
their core. The Torchbearers will exist past the end
of the Bronze Age, and become a standard for hero
teams in the decades to come. More heroes will be
honored with membership, but only the most pres-
tigious get to join. They prove that private vigilantes
and the government can work hand in hand (no
matter how strained) for the common good.
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ALPHA AGENT
Male, 28, 6’0”, 215 lbs., green eyes, dark red hair
Really: Gregory Kirkland
A part of: the Torchbearers; also a Special Agent of
the FBI, and Bureau liaison to the team
Based out of: Washington, D.C.
Worked as: a Special Agent of the FBI
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: Gregory Kirkland is six feet tall, in great
condition, always working out to keep as fit as pos-
sible. He’s normal without his super-suit, and that
knowledge concerns him. He’s got great green eyes,
dark red hair, and pale skin with just a few freckles.
I think it’s adorable; he’s annoyed they detract from
his “agent look”. When in FBI offices, he wears the
standard dark business suit, while at home he likes
to be relaxed, dressing down and very, very casual.
I can dig that. As Alpha Agent, he wears his super-
suit, all dark colors of the flag, reds and blues, with
white accents. He certainly cuts a dashing figure in
it.
Known History: Gregory Kirkland was born into
a family of service and politics. Three generations
of the family tree wrapped its branches around the
different parts of Washington, D.C.; lawyers, politi-
cians, criminologists, judges, and more. So it was
no surprise he’d find his way into public service, in
his case by joining the FBI. He wanted to follow a
political track eventually, and most of his efforts in
the Bureau were put toward making connections
across the capital while diligently pursuing his case-
load. When newly-promoted Special Agent Jerrold
Perlman convinced the Aquarians (still reeling from
their recent losses) to accept the Department’s back-
ing for a new team, Kirkland’s opportunity came.
His record, and family influence, lifted his name to
the top of a list of candidates for new Constable,
but Kirkland wanted something more American-
sounding. I’m not sure Alpha Agent succeeds, but it
PG: 185
fit his personality.
Kirkland got the job over two other qualified can-
didates, and everyone (including Kirkland) believes
it was his family connections that won him the role.
This would come back to haunt him and his new
team during the years to come. The renamed team,
now called Torchbearers, didn’t see much reason to
trust the agent foisted on them, but their long-time
friend Perlman gave him the okay, so they gave him
a chance.
Kirkland struggled hard against injustice at his
team-mates’ sides, despite his career-centered objec-
tives. He put his keen mind and powers at their
service, and in time, became a valued cornerstone
of the Torchbearers. He grew close to them as well,
and when those opportunities he’d sought earlier in
life cropped up, he never leaped at them; instead, he
weighed them against the hard-won loyalty of the
Torchbearers, and their fight for justice.
Psychology: Alpha Agent is a blend of careerism,
opportunism and genuine belief in justice. He is law
and order, but not to the exclusion of all else. The
time he spends as a masked hero fighting alongside
more idealistic team-mates brings into question
his quote: “the laws exist for a reason; if they don’t
work, try to repeal them, never ignore them.” He is
loyal, to the Bureau and to his fellow Torchbearers,
but most of all to the Kirkland family and their gen-
erations of service to the country. He throws his all
into any project he’s involved in, and is savvy about
public perceptions and the press. But despite the
good he does as Alpha Agent, and a Special Agent
of the FBI, Greg’s ultimate goal is still to win a seat
in Congress down the road.
Known Abilities: Greg Kirkland is a trained in-
vestigator with the FBI, with knowledge of law
enforcement, criminal investigation, hand-to-hand
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combat and firearms. He’s developed a solid reputa-
tion of solved cases and professionalism, though
becoming Alpha Agent has weakened this among
his fellow agents.
As the Alpha Agent, Kirkland wears a costume
that generates low levels of vitolite radiation, pro-
viding him with some superhuman strength and
increased durability. He can leap great distances,
nearly two hundred feet at a shot, and his eyesight
and hearing are more sensitive and accurate over a
greater distance. The hope was that making the suit
the source of the energy would avoid the issues that
poor Constable faced from direct absorption of vi-
tolite. As the Justice Department’s super-heroic face,
Alpha Agent is often armed with advanced, even
prototypical, devices useful against specific threats.
On the other hand: Alpha Agent could have used
this position to work a much darker scheme. Tak-
ing advantage of the abilities given him by the
government, this Alpha Agent stockpiled embezzled
devices and cash, and made secret arrangements
with captured criminals of all stripes. He’s building
a well-armed force of super-villains for his inevitable
attempt to win the “big” political office by non-
voting methods. And by working with the Torch-
bearers, subverting their efforts, winning their trust
and stealing their innovations, Alpha Agent in this
timeline is in a frightening position to launch this
takeover with the Torchbearers’ deaths. [For this ver-
sion, other than taking advantage of the increased
PL discussed below, and making an array of gadgets
to arm his super-villain followers with, there isn’t
much to change.]
Campaign Use
Alpha Agent is the government go-to guy of the
group, providing martial combat expertise blended
with a solid foundation of investigatory skills. He
dovetails with Windstorm and Lone Jack, by pro-
viding a more powerful hand-to-hand punch along
with a low level of versatility in his gadgets. On the
other hand, he doesn’t supplant the two bricks of
the team, Black Hammer and Maiden of the Mist,
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instead providing a bridge between them, support-
ing both roles. On a roleplaying level, Alpha Agent
is more law and order than pure justice, offering the
team a level of official presence and direction for
detective work. He also collides easily with members
who are less government-oriented. There’s a level of
ambition that is lacking in super-heroes in general;
this is a stepping stone for him, and that’s a motiva-
tion that offers a number of different story angles.
Adventure Seeds
Alpha Agent has to deal with a united front when
Special Agent Worthen (one of the three finalists for
the role of Agent) makes contact with the third fi-
nalist. The two of them work a dangerous two-front
scheme, in the world of superhumans as well as the
administrative labyrinth of the Bureau, to expose
the Agent as a fraud and frame him for corruption.
Has Kirkland won enough respect from his team-
mates (or the other heroes he might turn to) to help
him?
Ghosts of past indiscretions by Agent Perlman and
the Aquarians start to come to light. Their fugitive
status has been scrubbed, but could it come back
and ruin the Torchbearers anyway? A reporter has
been receiving classified documents from a source
deep inside the Bureau, and the first few articles
threaten to “blow open the truth about our so-called
heroes!” Can they figure out who is leaking the
information? Is it the Alpha Agent? Is he willing to
help stop it if it isn’t? Is the information accurate,
and if it is, should it be stopped? Who is hero, who
is villain, and how can the heroes resolve the situ-
ation without making the Bronze Age even more
cynical?
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Alpha Agent PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6/2 9/5 3 3 4 1 3 1
Powers Offense
Vitolite Suit, Enhanced Abilities 8 (Str +4, Sta Initiative +3
+4; permanent), Damage 3 (Str-based), Leaping 5 Unarmed +11, Toughness DC 24 (in suit)
(200’), Regeneration 3, Senses 7 (rapid extended 2 Heavy Pistol +10, Toughness DC 19
vision, low-light vision, accurate extended hearing)
(Removable -6) (28 pts) Defense
Dodge 9 Fortitude 11/7
R&D Support, Variable 2 (Slow, easily removable Parry 9 Toughness 11/9
-4) (8 pts) 9
Will
EQUIPMENT
COMPLICATIONS
Utility Belt
Aspirations: Alpha Agent desires to become a
Tear gas, ranged area-cloud Affliction 4
politician, aiming for Senator, and maybe even the
Flash-bang grenade, ranged area-burst Dazzle 4
White House. To this end, he does what he can to
heavy pistol, ranged Damage 4
make connections that will help him in the future.
handcuffs, master keys, portable radio
Motivation—Helping Others: Alpha Agent be-
Cruiser (13 pts)
lieves in doing the most good for the most people,
Size Large, Str 6, Spd 6, Def 8, Tough 9, Features:
giving them strength and protection when they lack
Alarm, Navigation system
it in the face of great danger and vicious criminals.
2 ranks toward Team Equipment

SKILLS
Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 (+9), Deception 6
(+7), Expertise (Law Enforcement) 7 (+8), Expertise
(Politics) 4 (+5), Intimidation 5 (+6), Investiga-
tion 7 (+8), Perception 7 (+10), Persuasion 6 (+7),
Ranged Combat (Guns) 5 (+8)

ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Benefit (FBI Agent), Close Attack
2, Connected, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 9, Fast
Grab, Improved Hold, Power Attack, Precise Attack
2 (Ranged Cover and Conceal), Ranged Attack 2,
Takedown, Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Powers 36 + Advantages 25 + Skills 26 + Defenses 19 = 150 points

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LONE JACK
Male, 47, 5’7”, 185 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair streaked with white
Really: John Jackson
A part of: the Torchbearers; former member of the
Vanguard of Justice as Jumping Jack
Based out of: Newark, New Jersey, and operates
from the Beacon III
Worked as: a mechanic and part-time inventor
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: John’s looking good, but looking his age.
In his late forties, his brown hair is streaked with
gray and receding, and there are laugh lines at the
corners of his mouth. He’s in great shape, if a bit
bulkier than in his youth. He still dresses down, still
has that blue-collar look and way of talking, and
when not in costume or on a case, is most comfort-
able with a greasy rag in his back pocket, a tool in
his hand and grubby fingers in need of a good wash.
with Lone Jack out of practice and feeling his age.
The Aquarians had reconstituted as the Torchbear-
ers, and they arrived in time to save Lone Jack from
retribution. Reluctantly, he joined their team, a
move that upset his wife, and would result in their
divorce. She loves him, but can’t be married to him
if he’s risking his life at his age, and with children to
care for.
Now, Lone Jack is the veteran of the team, the
cynic, and the one most dedicated to bringing down
Angeldust. Although the Torchbearers can’t be
focused on hunting down one person, he battles all
their villains in order to get his chance to avenge his
sister at long last.

Known History: John Jackson had been happily

retired since the end of WWII and the conclusion of
the Golden Age. He was a mechanic with a thriving
chain of garages around his New Jersey home. He
was relaxed, had a wife and two lovely children, and
life couldn’t be better. He’d often provided technical
help or lessons from his own past to newer heroes
from the Silver Age; he’d even helped repair the Bea-
con once or twice for Revenant. Aside from those
brushes though, John was well and truly done with
the super-hero world.
Until one tragic day when the news broke of the
death of Spring-heeled Jill, saving her comrades and
defeating the criminal mastermind Angeldust. John
was devastated at the loss of his twin sister Jennifer,
then outraged when Angeldust evaded punishment
for the murder. Despite his wife trying to restrain
him, John was inconsolable. He pulled out his old
equipment and reworked it all, focused on his need
to bring justice to this killer. He failed in his first
outing, alone against Angeldust’s organization, and
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Psychology: There’s still some of the younger John
left in Lone Jack. He’s the big brother that several
of the Torchbearers never had. He’s thoughtful and
quiet, and still enjoys his engines, most comfortable
in his garages. He’s a caring family man, concerned
for blood and “adopted” family in equal measure.
He was hesitant about joining the ‘Bearers, but he’s
become close to them anyway.
But there’s a greater sadness in him that colors his
life. It hurt his relationship with his wife, it keeps
some of his teammates at bay, and keeps him away
from the public eye when the crowd offers deserved
accolades and adulation. His spirit is tarnished by
the knowledge that he wasn’t there for Jennifer.
When his twin sister was awash in pain and fear,
and needed him the most, she died alone. This tears
him up inside, and as much as he seems to hate
Angeldust, it’s pretty obvious that fury pales against
the anger he holds against himself.
Known Abilities: John remains a premier engineer
and mechanic, as well as a skilled combatant. He’s
a decent investigator, from his many years in action
and helping novice heroes to learn. Other than the
high degree of skill in these areas, John possesses no
innate powers.
Instead, he has advanced gear that provides him
with a powerful edge in his masked career. His jump
jets are his greatest innovation, potent devices that
enable him to leap up to five hundred feet at a shot.
He has nightvision goggles and an armored costume
as well as his gauntlets. These fire a variety of the old
battle discs from his Jumping Jack days, upgraded
to do greater damage, explode, or release a cable
net. There’s also a compressed charge of air that can
knock people and objects back. These more than
make up for any loss of combat prowess from his
age.
On the other hand: Lone Jack could have become
unhinged by the loss of Spring-Heeled Jill. Instead
of trying to bring Angeldust in for justice, Lone Jack
could be hunting down the criminal like a dog, ea-
ger to get blood for blood. This Lone Jack could see
anyone trying to get in his way as a minion of An-
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geldust, or foolish and naïve tools of a society that
no longer works. Regardless, all would be greeted
by the same level of viciousness and obsession. This
Lone Jack will take no prisoners, and who knows
what will drive him next should he achieve his goal.
But it’s safe to assume that he will find some new
evil to pursue, now that he’s lost all perspective.
Campaign Use
Lone Jack is the veteran hero of the team, having
worked with Golden Dawn’s father in the Golden
Age. He’s the father figure, and a steady rock of
knowledge and wisdom. Sometimes, he might
be the out-of-date old man too, which could be
amusing, but he provides technical innovation and
know-how as the rest of the world is threatening to
move ahead without him. In combat, he moves fast,
and has a decent ranged attack that can keep en-
emies off-balance. His mechanically-oriented attacks
provide a nice descriptor difference from Golden
Dawn and Maiden of the Mist’s ranged attacks, and
his movement-oriented, bar brawl style of combat
compliments the more refined martial arts skills of
Alpha Agent and Windstorm.
Adventure Seeds
Spring-Heeled Jill lives! Lone Jack throws caution
to the wind to welcome back his twin sister, but the
other Torchbearers are suspicious. When she betrays
the team to her murderer Angeldust, those suspi-
cions seem confirmed! Is she Jennifer Jackson? Is she
an alchemical construct? Is she something far worse?
And regardless of the truth, can Lone Jack’s sanity
survive?
Jumping Jack is back on the streets of Newark! Lone
Jack’s not pleased to discover his son has found his
obsolete gear and taken on the old identity. Can he
convince the teenager to give up a life of thrills and
excitement? Is Lone Jack about to get a sidekick in
an age when such quaint notions seem destined to
end in tragedy? And of course, Mom’s out there,
and there’s not a villain that can hold a candle to an
angry mother. What will she do to end this?
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Lone Jack PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 2 4 5 8 2 4 3
Powers Offense
Armored Costume, Protection 6 (Removable -1) (5 Initiative +4
pts) Air Blast +10, Toughness DC 25
Jump Jets, Leaping 6 (500’), Movement 1 (Safe Fall) Capture Net +10, Reflex DC 20
(Removable -1) (7 pts) Blast Discs, Dodge DC 20 for half damage, Tough-
Nightvision Goggles, Senses 2 (Infra-red vision, low-light
vision; Removable -1) (1 pt) ness DC 25/20
Razor Discs +10, Toughness DC 23 (penetrating 6)
Gauntlets 22 pt. array, removable -5 Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 17
Razor Discs, Ranged Damage 8 (Penetrating 6, Multiat-
tack; Unreliable-5 shots) (22 pts) Defense
Blast Discs, Ranged Damage 10 (Area—Burst; Unreli- 10 5
Dodge Fortitude
able-5 shots) (1 pt)
Air Blast, Move Object 10 (Damaging; Diminished Parry 12 Toughness 8/2
Range 3-20’/50’/100’, Limited Direction—Away) (1 pt) Will 9
Capture Net, Ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Dodge/Fortitude,
Physically Impaired + Hindered/Physically Disabled + Im-
COMPLICATIONS
mobile; Extra Condition; Limited to two degrees) (1 pt)
Enemy—Angeldust: Lone Jack is obsessed with
bringing his sister’s murderer, Angeldust, to justice
EQUIPMENT
once and for all. Angeldust is aware of this, and uses
1 rank in Team Equipment
it to his advantage when he needs to, taunting the
hero at the same time.
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+9), Athletics 6 (+7), Expertise (Engi-
Family: Lone Jack has a wife and two children who
neering) 6 (+8), Investigation 6 (+8), Perception 5
he loves dearly.
(+9), Ranged Combat (Throwing) 5 (+10), Ranged
Combat (Gauntlets) 5 (+10), Stealth 4 (+8), Tech-
Motivation—Guilt: John blames himself for letting
nology 8 (+10), Vehicle 4 (+9)
Jenny die alone, suffering flashbacks to what he
imagines her death must have been like, and waking
ADVANTAGES
up from nightmares of Angeldust’s gloating.
All-out Attack, Close Attack 4, Defensive Attack,
Equipment 1, Favored Enemy (drug dealers), In-
Secret Identity: Lone Jack is very protective of his
stant Up, Inventor, Move-by Action, Power Attack,
identity, worried that his family will be in danger.
Skill Mastery (acrobatics), Skill Mastery (technol-
ogy)

Power Points: Abilities 58 + Powers 33 + Advantages 14 + Skills 27 + Defenses 18 = 150 points

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WINDSTORM
Male, 26, 5’5”, 175 lbs., black eyes, dark brown hair
Really: Thomas “Tommy” Yong
A part of: the Torchbearers
Based out of: the Beacon III
Worked as: a forklift driver
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks:: Thomas Yong is short but don’t let his size
trick you. He’s quick, and his posture shows that
he’s alert at all times and ready to go. His black eyes
look right through you and contrast nicely with his
red gi and mask. His long hair is pulled back into
a braided ponytail. He’s not someone I would ever
want to have to go a round or two of grav-boxing
with.
Known History: Third-generation immigrants
Charles and Annabelle Young did everything they
could to fit into their adopted country. They weren’t
ashamed of being Chinese, they just preferred to
be American, and worked hard at it. They changed
their names (from Yong Chen and Ah Lam),
Charles made a career of selling office supplies, and
they settled into a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa.
Nothing changed after Thomas was born. In fact,
they redoubled their efforts, and Tommy found
himself in a whirlwind of Boy Scouts, Little League,
backyard barbecues, hikes and more.
However, Tommy was most drawn to karate. The
local studio flourished from the recent flood of
Asian action movies. His parents were reluctant, but
let Tommy join the school. He displayed a natural
talent and loved every minute. His parents used it to
distract Tommy from his mother’s illness, something
they didn’t want him to worry about.
Annabelle passed away shortly after Tommy had
achieved his black belt, upsetting him greatly and
throwing off his training. Worse, as Tommy pre-
pared to enter college, his father suffered a fatal
heart attack. Charles had pushed himself too hard
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for too long after Annabelle’s death; he’d wanted to
send Tommy to school, give him a good life, and a
good future. Now Tommy faced that future alone.
As he went through his parents’ effects, he found
a safe deposit box key. In the box was an old book
and an antique amulet of a dragon wrapped up in
roaring winds. Tommy took the book home and did
his best to understand the weathered Chinese scrawl
within, shocked that his parents had never told him.
The diagrams showed martial arts kata from some
other style, one he didn’t recognize. He couldn’t
understand the words, but did his best to follow the
copious diagrams while researching both heirlooms.
He finally tracked down the line of defenders
the amulet symbolized, and flew to China to find
this hidden School of the Tempest Spirits, whom
the Dragon-bearers had defended as far back as the
13th century. Immersed in the culture and language
of China, Tommy (now Yong, not Young) found
a master of the School. When the old mentor saw
the amulet, he took Tommy in to teach. Ironically,
Tommy never noticed he was living out one of his
own martial arts movies.
After five years, Thomas Yong left with all the
skills he could master in a sheltered school. He
returned home to America, to ponder his future in
possession of secrets lost to the modern world. That
future revealed itself when a friend was trapped in
a hostage situation at a rock concert. One by one
he took out the criminals, saved the hostages, and
proved to himself that he wanted a life of adventure.
He named himself Windstorm, after his preferred
style, and took to the highways of the country. He
gained a reputation as he traveled, and while police
mistrusted him, the Alpha Agent didn’t. The FBI’s
super-hero approached and offered him a spot on
the Torchbearers, to live up to his role of guardian
on a larger scale. How could Windstorm say no?
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Psychology: Thomas Yong is a serious and disci-
plined young man. His School training instilled
in him a sense of quiet confidence and a purpose,
to protect those who cannot fend for themselves.
Windstorm takes great care to only use enough
force to accomplish what needs to be done. He
tends to be introspective, then speaks intelligently.
This is not to say that Windstorm is all business. He
smiles and jokes as easily as any of the others, but
only when he doesn’t have to put his focus on more
important matters.
Known Abilities: Windstorm is a martial artist in
total control of his chi, with a mastery of a secret
combat form called the School of the Tempest
Spirits. The School has several styles derived from
storm-related phenomena, and for Windstorm it’s...
well, wind. He’s able to strike with such force that
the damage lingers for as long as he concentrates
on it, and eventually breaks through any substance.
He can align his chi with the winds around him,
increasing his speed and leaping, and can defend
himself with such a flurry of moves that it’s nearly
impossible to strike him in melee combat. His
most remarkable technique is a meditative trance to
quicken healing. He is one of the best martial artists
of his time, and is remembered into the future as
one of the greats.
On the other hand: Another timeline sees a Wind-
storm with no family attachment left when he
returns home, in full command of physical prowess
that can level a squad of men on his own. There is
no one who can challenge him, and his moral center
was lost before he left for China. Now it’s all about
the way his abilities can make him more comfort-
able. The strong should help themselves, after all,
and if the weak deserved their stuff, they wouldn’t
be weak. This Windstorm is the ultimate jock, a
bully of super-normal proportions, always on the
move seeking out more and better challenges to
show himself off.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Windstorm is a version of the classic Asian martial
artist from this period of super-hero comics. His
skills make him the equal of any superhuman, even
if he’s just a well-trained normal. On the field of
battle, he dodges, spins and strikes fast, keeping
numberless mooks off his team-mates’ backs, or cor-
nering bigger threats. Story-wise, he can be the wise
wandering monk or the confident, cocky warrior (or
a combination of both), while exploring the history
of his School. Ninjas, quasi-mystical warriors of the
ancient days, and other classic elements follow such
a character, and the biggest question of all lingers
unspoken: just how did his very mundane parents
come to acquire such strange artifacts?
Adventure Seeds
Windstorm returns home, reacquainting himself
with old friends, former flames and the sights and
sounds of his youth. What should be a relaxing
homecoming, however, takes a desperate twist. The
father of an old classmate begs Tommy for help to
recover the only thing that can save his son from a
rare and terminal illness. Of course, the only thing
that can reverse it lies at the school. But how would
this man know about Tommy’s secret training?
What’s the real story? What does this object actually
do?
Windstorm is confronted by a new student of the
School of the Tempest Spirits, and this one has a
shocking revelation: Windstorm’s father stole the
book and amulet! He demands a chance to win
them back in honorable combat, in front of the
city’s media, so he can show everyone the rightness
of his cause. Windstorm must determine if the rival
is telling the truth, and what this means for his own
future as Windstorm. And if it isn’t the truth, what
is this rival’s secret agenda?
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Windstorm PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 7 5 7 2 4 2
Powers Offense
School of the Tempest Spirits, 8 pt. array Initiative +11
Wind Strike, Damage 6 (Concentration, Penetrating 2; Hurricane Blow +13, Fortitude DC 17
Distracting) (8 pts) Nunchaku +11, Toughness DC 19
Hurricane Force, Weaken (Toughness) 7 (Affects Objects
Also, Incurable; Distracting) (1 pt) Shuriken +13, Toughness DC 16+ (multiattack)
Breath of Life, Regeneration 5 (Persistent; Insight Check Wind Strike +13, Toughness DC 22 (penetrating
Required-DC 15) (1 pt) 2)
Cyclone Shield, Enhanced Defenses 4 (Dodge +2, Parry Unarmed +13, Toughness DC 17
+2) (1 pt)
Cyclone Speed, Speed 4 (30 mph), Movement 2 (Sure- Defense
footed x2) (1 pt)
Wind Currents, Leap 6 (500’) (1 pt) Dodge 13/11 Fortitude 8
Parry 13/11 Toughness 7/4
EQUIPMENT Will 10
Nunchaku, Damage 2, 19-20 Critical
COMPLICATIONS
Shuriken, ranged multiattack Damage 1 Honor: Windstorm is an honorable man both in
life and combat. He will use only the amount of
Team Equipment 1 force necessary to defeat an opponent and takes
no pleasure in the use of violence. Fighting dirty is
SKILLS abhorrent to him.
Acrobatics 5 (+12), Close Combat (Nunchaku) 2
(+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+11), Deception Motivation—Responsibility: Windstorm feels a
8 (+10), Expertise (Philosophy) 5 (+7), Insight 8 responsibility as the bearer of the amulet to live up
(+12), Perception 5 (+9), Persuasion 4 (+6), Ranged to the reputation of its previous owners.
Combat (Thrown) 5 (+10), Sleight of Hand 7
(+12), Stealth 7 (+14)

ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Assessment, Close Attack 2, Daze (De-
ception), Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 3, Evasion,
Improved Defense, Improved Initiative, Improved
Trip, Language (Chinese), Power Attack, Ranged
Attack 3, Redirect, Skill Mastery (Deception),
Weapon Bind

Power Points: Abilities 66 + Powers 13 + Advantages 23 + Skills 30 + Defenses 18 = 150 points

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Villains
of The
Bronze Age
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ANGELDUST
Male, 40, 5’10”, 210 lbs., black eyes, dark brown hair
Really: Angelo Donati
The leader of: his own criminal network
Based out of: Chicago, Illinois
Worked as: a criminal kingpin and chemist
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: Angeldust is the very picture of the hand-
some devil. Five foot ten and in excellent condition,
Angeldust is no musty old academic. There’s never
a single dark hair out of place on his head, and
those black, penetrating eyes are always analyzing
and judging. He enjoys his success, and it shows in
his tailored suits, fast cars, and luxurious homes. As
Angeldust, Angelo adds large jackets that cover his
alchemical arsenal and any other surprises.
Eventually, Angeldust’s need to unlock the al-
chemical pattern of the world merged with his lust
for revenge on his foes. He crafted a magical rite
to seize the potential of the Age of Aquarius, and
corrupt it with a sacrifice in the form of the Maiden
of the Mist or Golden Dawn. He came close to
success, but the self-sacrifice of Spring-Heeled Jill
destroyed the rite and freed his captives. Angeldust
survived, escaping once more, ready to plot more
mayhem. He would continue to challenge his en-
emies as the Torchbearers in more and more vicious
battles.

Known History: Angelo Donati enjoys playing up

his stereotypical ghetto upbringing: abusive mom,
deadbeat dad, bad influences from the slums, the
whole ball of wax. It’s all a lie, to show his lackeys
his “street cred”. Angelo has an excellent business
education, with a lesser degree in pharmaceuticals,
and applied these lessons to building his empire.
It’s the hidden lore of alchemy that he has studied
longest, and knows best. The books his father passed
along to him showed a shadow world that could be
broken down into components and rebuilt to suit
his needs. It was this edge that brought him a quick
rise in the drug trade.
It was also this edge that brought him to the at-
tention of the super-heroes, especially the mystic
heroine Golden Dawn and her teammates in the
Aquarians. Angeldust’s attempts to increase his
power and influence were often thwarted by this
group, but they could never counter his skill at
evading capture, nor penetrate the web of cat’s-paws
that protected him from the law. More than once
though, they were able to temporarily break up his
power base, forcing him to rebuild.
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Psychology: Angeldust is a schemer. He likes to
out-think his opponents, luring them into danger-
ous situations while keeping a safe distance. But he’s
no effete intellectual, not at all. Angeldust is quite
able and ready to engage in physical confrontation,
though rarely without a plan and contingencies.
Ultimately, Angeldust is about control: people,
the world, all things must be sorted, labeled, and
organized. Everything must be in its place, and that
place must be at the beck and call of Angeldust. He’s
brilliant, suave and relaxed, rarely ruffled and almost
never angry, only losing his composure on a handful
of occasions. It’s why he doesn’t care much for using
his Primal Beast elixir; the dulled intelligence and
awareness worry him, despite the combat advantages
provided by the raw force it bestows. Of course, this
need for control and planning would topple him,
because no plan remains intact when meeting the
enemy, and Angelo can never improvise well.
Known Abilities: Angeldust is a genius, with a deep
knowledge of business, criminal enterprises and
manipulating people, as well as a decent knowledge
of knife-fighting and marksmanship. His great-
est strength is his nearly masterless knowledge of
alchemy, the ancient pseudo-science and philosophy
of combining basic elements to recreate and reshape
the material world and the spirit. Of course, like
most people possessing magical knowledge and
ability, it’s not clear if this counts as a power or not;
for now, we’ll go with the idea that it’s knowledge
anyone could potentially learn.
Angeldust learned better than most, especially for
his time. His standard arsenal included: a potent
sleeping gas; a dust that kept him invisible as long
as he avoided touching anyone; a healing potion
he called Aqua Vitae; and the Transmutative elixirs
that unleashed his Primal Beast or Evolved Intel-
lect. Aside from these basics, he would constantly
concoct new formulae as needed for his latest plot.
He also created homunculi, creatures of magically-
touched clay, brought to life to do their master’s
needs. One such homunculus was kept by his side at
all times, as a particularly effective bodyguard.
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On the other hand: Angelo Donati could become
devoted to the more uplifting and enlightening
aspects of alchemical philosophy, seeking the abil-
ity to transmute base substances to gold. Angeldust
preferred to focus on the materialistic aspects of
this “science”, but an alternate Angelo could under-
stand that this is a metaphor for trying to achieve
purity of the soul. This Angelo would still be well-
organized and composed, but now his intellect and
insight would provide mentoring, information or
advice to other super-heroes. Perhaps he’s teaching
someone his knowledge in the hopes of sponsoring a
hero of his own, to bring more hope to a world that
needs it.
Campaign Use
Angeldust is a crime kingpin with a twist that can
let him challenge the heroes more directly. He’s
a plotter and mastermind, with a good array of
resources, skills and advantages to accomplish this
role, while his alchemy gives him an edge to sur-
vive combat in the inevitable final confrontations.
His alchemy-based stories can leave the streets and
criminal underworld for more mystical plots, and
can even bring those two threads together in odd,
surreal kinds of adventures for a change of pace.
He’s intelligent, scheming, ruthless, and in his later
career, has a reputation as a hero-killer that can
provide a sense of urgency and danger to his appear-
ances.
Adventure Seed
Angeldust has begun to release a dangerous new
street drug: kickstart. This drug makes a person’s
dreams come true when they develop superhuman
abilities. There’s no way to know what powers a per-
son will get, but they only last a few hours and then
it’s gone, and the user feels empty. The heroes are
facing an increasing number of super-power junkies
demanding higher and higher amounts of kickstart.
How do they stop the flow of the drug once and for
all? Is this all there is to his plan, or is there some
bigger reason Angeldust is releasing a power-induc-
ing drug to the world?
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Angeldust PL 12/202 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1/5 3/8 4/7 6/10 2/7 5/9 8/11 4/9
Powers EQUIPMENT
Aqua Vitae, Healing 10 (Energizing, Stabilize; Large knife, Damage 2, 19-20 Critical
Activation-move, Easily Removable -12) (18 pts) Heavy pistol, ranged Damage 4
Heavy leather jacket, Protection 2
Invisibility Dust, Concealment 4 (vs. Visual 27 points in vehicles and nice homes as needed
Senses; Passive, Easily Removable -2) (2 pts)
Offense
Sleeping Gas, Weaken Fortitude 8 (Alternate Initiative +4/+7
Resistance-Dodge, Reach 5) linked Affliction 9 Heavy Pistol +10/+14, Toughness DC 19
(vs. Dodge/Fortitude, Fatigued/Exhausted/Asleep; Knife +5/+10, Toughness DC 18/22 (19-20)
Reach 5; Easily Removable -10) (17 pts) Sleeping Gas +12/+16, Dodge DC 18 to avoid,
Fortitude DC 18 to recover
Transmutation of Form, 37 pt. Array, easily remov-
able -14 Defense
The Primal Beast, Enhanced Physical Abilities 21 (+4 Str, 5/8 6/11
Dodge Fortitude
+5 Sta, +3 Agl, +4 Dex, +5 Fgt; Continuous; Reduced Int
and Awa to 0, -26) (37 pts) Parry 5/12 Toughness 3/8
The Evolved Intellect, Enhanced Mental Abilities 12 (+4 Will 12/4/15
Int, +3 Awa, +5 Pre; Continuous) (1 pt)
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Carefully Organized: As a part of his need for
Close Combat (Knife) 3 (+5/+10), Deception 8 control, Angeldust doesn’t do well when his plans
(+12/+17), Expertise (Alchemy) 10 (+15/+10/+19), fall apart. If he needs to improvise, his composure
Expertise (Criminal Underworld) 8 (+13/+8/+17), starts to slip and he will want to retreat at all costs,
Insight 5 (+13/+5/+16), Intimidation 4 (+8/+13), leading him to abandon positions or allies at a mo-
Perception 4 (+12/+4/+15), Persuasion 6 (+10/+15), ment’s notice, even if it might not be that bad.
Ranged Combat (Throwing) 6 (+12/+16), Ranged
Combat (Guns) 4 (+10/+14), Sleight of Hand 8 Motivation—Control: Angeldust is a control freak,
(+14/+18), Stealth 3 (+7/+10), Vehicles 3 (+9/+13) and it’s developed into a grand obsession. The world
has a formula, and he’s determined to unlock it. As
ADVANTAGES he’s the only one with this vision, clearly he needs to
Artificer (Angeldust uses Expertise: Alchemy and in- control the world.
ventions/gadgets should be in line with this flavor),
Connected, Contacts, Equipment 8, Languages 2
(Spanish, Latin), Leadership, Minion 10 (Homun- Minions on the Next Page...
culus, Lily, Felipe), Quick Draw, Trance, Ultimate
Alchemy, Well-Informed

Power Points: Abilities 66 + Powers 61 + Advantages 28 + Skills 36 + Defenses 11 = 202 points

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Angeldust’s Minions
FELIPE (PL 4/33 Power points)
Felipe Aguilar is what you’d expect from a right-hand man to a crime boss. He has enough physical tough-
ness to keep the regulars at a distance, is a good driver, and is totally loyal to the man paying him a lot of
money to be all those things. Felipe has the upbringing that Angelo pretends to have; Angelo uses a lot of
Felipe’s life story in his own personal narrative. Felipe doesn’t care, no one pays him any attention anyway.
After all, it’s when they pay attention to you that people in his line of work get killed. Better to be in the
position to take the potshot or race his boss out of the area then to be on the front line against supers. Fe-
lipe’s happy to have money to spend on his days off, good-looking women hanging around on the job, and
nothing more complicated in his future. Of course, after the day Spring-Heeled Jill is murdered, Felipe never
again feels comfortable about his future.

Abilities: Str 2, Sta 2, Agl 1, Dex 1, Fgt 3, Int 0, Awa 0, Pre 1

Defenses: Dodge 4, Parry 5, Fort 2, Tough 4/2, Will 0
Skills: Athletics 2 (+4), Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+5), Expertise (Mechanics) 3 (+3), Vehicles 3 (+4)
Advantages: Close Attack 1, Defensive Roll 2, Power Attack
Offense: Initiative +1, Unarmed +6 (Toughness DC 17), Close Weapon +4, Ranged Weapon +1

LILY (PL 4/51 Power points)

Lilian Van Anders was born into luxury, enjoyed good parents who cared for her, and in all, had a delight-
ful childhood. So when she was kidnapped by Angeldust’s organization in her teens, it was traumatic for her
and her parents. Angelo wanted influence over her father’s pharmaceutical firm; he wasn’t expecting to gain
influence over Lilian. Apparently, Lilian developed Stockholm Syndrome, and identified with Angelo as her
mentor. She happily provided him with access to high society in return for learning the basics of alchemy
and magic. She sobbed and cried on the day she was rescued, wanting to return to him desperately, until she
was finally deprogrammed. Healed, returned to a caring family and nurturing society, her ordeal was over at
long last near the end of Angeldust’s reign.

Abilities: Str 0, Sta 0, Agl 3, Dex 2, Fgt 1, Int 2, Awa 3, Pre 3

Defenses: Dodge 5, Parry 3, Fort 2, Tough 2/0, Will 5
Skills: Deception 4 (+6), Expertise (High Society) 2 (+3), Expertise (Streetwise) 1 (+3), Insight 2 (+5), Per-
suasion 3 (+6), Stealth 2 (+5)
Advantages: Benefit 1 (well-off, trust fund), Close Attack 2, Defensive Roll 2, Ranged Attack 2
Offense: Initiative +3, Close Attack +3, Ranged Attack +4

Homunculus, construct minion (PL 6/29 points)

This is a magically constructed clay being that serves Angeldust’s wishes to the best of its ability.

Abilities: Str 5, Sta -, Agl 0, Dex -1, Fgt 4, Int -, Awa 0, Pre -
Defenses: Dodge 4, Parry 4, Fort Immune, Tough 6, Will Immune
Powers: Immunity to Fortitude Effects, Protection 6
Skills: Close Combat (unarmed) 2 (+6), Perception 4 (+4)
Advantages: Close Attack 2, Chokehold, Fast Grab
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BLACK MAMBA
Male, 33, 5’11”, 225 lbs., pink eyes, bald, albino
Really: Dingane Owusu
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: Cape Town, South Africa
Worked as: a mercenary
Active during: the Bronze Age

Looks: Black Mamba is a well-built African man

who suffers from albinism. This has left him with
chalk-white skin and pink eyes. He keeps himself
covered up as much as possible as a result, usually
in black and brown leathers. He’s always wearing a
necklace of reptile teeth under a blood-red bandana,
and a well-worn boonie hat to cover his head. He
also has a more traditional costume for public hits,
made of dark-green spandex with brown boots,
gloves and belt emblazoned with a yellow snakehead
on his chest.

Known History: Black Mamba is an albino in

Apartheid-era South Africa, reason enough to be
ostracized. His ability to poison anything he touches
just sealed the deal. Cast out, he learned to survive
on his own; first on the streets, then in the wilder-
ness as he left civilization further behind. He began
to use these skills and his freakish powers to make a
living, initially poaching but later working for vari-
ous tribal warlords, who had no qualms about his
appearance if he was an efficient killer. Black Mam-
ba’s reputation grew, and he realized that there was
even better pay to be found beyond his homeland.
Since leaving Africa, Black Mamba has worked for
all the employers of contract killers—the Mafia, the
Yakuza, South American drug cartels, Angeldust,
Mother Bear, you name it. He’s usually hired when a
particularly cruel death is needed, or often as super-
powered protection. He most enjoys watching his
victims suffer, and drawing in the superheroes to try
and torture them as well.
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Psychology: Black Mamba is a sadist and enjoys Adventure Seeds

the pain and suffering his touch inflicts upon his
victims. He’s loyal to his employers as long as they’re
loyal to him, but he doesn’t mistake that contractual
obligation for anything more than business. He
knows he’s been hired for his “freak value,” and he’s
come to revel in that. He’s ice-cold as a result, with
no connections to other people that don’t include
blood or money, and that’s how he wants it.
Known Abilities: Black Mamba’s body generates
two discrete poisons. A paralytic is released through
his skin, while fanged teeth can release an anesthet-
ic. Black Mamba’s sense of smell has reached super-
human levels, able to track targets for long periods
over great distances, probably to compensate for his
weak eyesight. Mamba’s signature method of kill-
ing is to completely paralyze the victim, then slowly
butcher the target with his war ax. He’s developed
great skill in hunting and surviving, making him the
effective killer he’s become.
On the other hand: Black Mamba could grab other
opportunities granted by his powers, and become a
warlord rather than murderer. Such a fearsome ruler
could swallow up many surrounding tribes and vil-
lages easily. Developing a taste for the cold-blooded
nature of politics, this Black Mamba could even step
onto the world stage as a potent, vicious, leader of
his own nation. A tyrannical ruler with a lust for
blood, what could be more typical?
CEOs are being brutally murdered across the States,
and the evidence clearly points to Black Mamba!
He’s only a killer-for-hire though, so as the heroes
race to figure out the pattern of murders, and stop
the spree, they also have to figure out who hired
him and what they stand to gain.
The new drug “Snake” has hit the streets, extremely
addictive and very dangerous. When examined,
the drug contains elements of Black Mamba’s own
venom. Why has he branched out into narcotics? Is
it a new way for him to kill? And how is he doing
it? He’s no chemist, so how did he develop it? Is he
working with someone else, or worse, is he cap-
tive? If he’s being milked, then maybe his venom
is also being used to soup up the drug lord’s own
bodyguard. The heroes might have to rescue a brutal
killer to save the day.
Customization Notes

Campaign Use
Black Mamba is a ruthless assassin. He has no
redeeming qualities as a person, which makes him a
satisfying villain to beat on. Black Mamba waits in
silence and then strikes. He kills quick and cold, un-
less he’s got time to play with a target or victim. Play
up his almost alien quality to unsettle the heroes, a
clearly human character with no human qualities.
Against larger hero teams, he should be grouped
with other mercenaries, providing a dangerous sup-
port role with his poisons. He can easily stand alone
against smaller teams or solo heroes.
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Black Mamba PL 13/ 169 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 6 6 2 6 1 5 2
Powers Offense
Poisonous Bite, Affliction 12 (vs. Forti- Initiative +6
tude, Dazed+Fatigued/Exhausted+Stunned/ Poisonous Bite +14, Fortitude DC 22, 19-20 criti-
Paralyzed+Unaware; Cumulative, Extra Condition, cal
Innate; Grab-based) (25 pts) Poisonous Touch +14, Fortitude DC 20
Unarmed +14, Toughness DC 14
Poisonous Touch, Affliction 10 (vs. Fortitude, War Ax +14, Toughness DC 22
Physically Impaired/Physically Disabled/Paralyzed;
Cumulative, Innate; Limited-Skin to skin contact) Defense
(11 pts) Dodge 10 Fortitude 10
Parry 12 Toughness 10/6
Superhuman Scenting, Senses 4 (extended range 5
Will
accurate analytical Olfactory) (4 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
War Ax, Damage 4 (strength-based, Easily remov- Albino: Black Mamba suffers from albinism; he
able -2) (2 pts) burns easily in bright sun, and his eyes are weaker
than usual in a number of ways (a big reason why
SKILLS he relies on close combat). If deprived of his olfac-
Acrobatics 8 (+14), Athletics 4 (+7), Close Combat tory power, he has the condition Visually Disabled.
(Ax) 4 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+10),
Deception 6 (+8), Expertise (Current Events) 6 Motivation—Alienation: Black Mamba enjoys tak-
(+7), Expertise (Survival) 8 (+9), Intimidation 8 ing out his isolation on the world through murder.
(+10), Sleight of Hand 10 (+12), Stealth 8 (+14)
Vicious: Black Mamba’s personality matches his
ADVANTAGES namesake. He’s quick to anger, cruel in his attacks,
Agile Feint, Close Attack 4, Defensive Roll 4, Fast and enjoys watching his victims die.
Grab, Favored Environment (Jungle), Improved
Critical 1 (Poison touch), Language 2 (English,
French; Native-Afrikaans), Power Attack, Prone
Fighting, Skill Mastery (Acrobatics), Tracking

Power Points: Abilities 62 + Powers 42 + Advantages 18 + Skills 33 + Defenses 14 = 169 points

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BROTHER BOLA
Male, 25, 5’8”, 190 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Moses Murkel
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: New York City, New York
Worked as: a criminal
Active during: the Bronze Age

Looks: Brother Bola is an African-American man

in his mid-twenties who loves his hair. He’s got the
large Afro with the thick mutton chops, the soul
patch on the chin and horseshoe moustache. He’s
never without his dark round sunglasses. When on
the job, he wears yellow trousers and muscle shirt,
with a darker belt to hold his weapons, buckled with
the pride of his collection, a rhinestone star.

Known History: Brother Bola is a glorified street

thug, with a shtick and the delusion that he’s a
supervillain. He has gone so far as to put together
his “look” as I’ve already discussed, and really don’t
want to again, please. Brother Bola is way more style
than substance. If he can catch you unaware though,
he can be dangerous.
I’m not sure, but I think that Moses saw Enter the
Dragon one too many times and thought he was Jim
Kelly. The scary part is that he has actually taught
himself how to use the nunchuks without busting
his teeth, and got really good at it. With all this self-
taught skill, he hit the mean streets and built a rep
for himself. It wasn’t easy, but eventually a couple of
the more resourceful villains found him, groomed
him and even armed him with those insane bolas.
They didn’t keep him around – he’s small-fry and of
limited use for their grandiose designs – but back on
those mean streets, his arsenal meant steady work
for the other criminal syndicates. That’s what he
does now, thinking he’s the main man that makes
these “small fries” big shots. They laugh behind his
back and send him on his jobs.
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Psychology: Brother Bola thinks he’s a much bigger Adventure Seeds

fish than he really is. No matter how many times he Brother Bola’s on a crime spree, with an array of
is beaten, he finds some excuse and bounces back. new bolas that make him more dangerous than ever.
In a way, you have to admire such resiliency. And He can’t have made them himself, so now the heroes
you can’t deny his courage, whether it be facing not only have to bust him, but find out who’s arm-
down Maiden of the Mist or Alpha Agent with ing criminals with high-tech weapons and why!
nunchuks or wearing canary yellow. He’s ambitious,
and who knows, one of these times it might actually Brother Bola’s sweetheart has been nabbed by
work out for him. In some small, harmless way, I hoods, and even he realizes he needs more backup.
kind of hope it does. For some reason, he turns to the heroes for help,
and how can they say no when an innocent life is
Known Abilities: Brother Bola is one of those vil- on the line? But the questions start to pile up when
lains who could be dangerous if he wasn’t so cocky. the heroes discover they run an illegal gambling
He’s got a lot of skill with his chosen weapons, after ring, one that word on the street says was busted by
all. His titanium bola is interesting, and the energy some crazy super-criminal! Is Bola just reaping what
bolas are works of beauty. He can set them to gener- he sowed? Is there something else at work here?
ate any energy he needs before throwing. Danger-
ous, especially if someone is particularly vulnerable
to that energy. Customization Notes
On the other hand: there’s a world where Brother
Bola turns his skills on illegal actions by develop-
ers and corporations, preying on the slums where
he grew up. Working to drive out old neighbors
and classmates, this Brother Bola pits his weapons
against the fat cats and their lackeys. He’s taking the
law into his own hands, and delivering powerful
beatdowns. Granted, using their own illicit tactics
against them makes him as much a criminal as his
sworn enemies. This leaves the heroes with a dif-
ficult choice, and having to face the people who see
Bola as one of their own.

Campaign Use
Brother Bola is a fairly balanced close and ranged
fighter, although only his gimmicks are ranged. He
works well as a solo villain in a solo or small-group
campaign, but against larger or more powerful
groups, he’s best used with other villains. Without
a strong personality in charge, he’ll naturally view
himself as the valued lieutenant to the mastermind
of the day. This leads to all sorts of fun roleplay that
smart heroes can take advantage of.
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Brother Bola PL 10/113 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 3 5 6 3 0 2 0
Powers Offense
Bolas, 30 pt. array, easily removable -12 Initiative +5
Titanium Bola, ranged Affliction 10 (vs. Dodge, Hin- Bola +12, Dodge DC 20 to avoid, Strength or
dered and Vulnerable/Defenseless and Immobile; Cumu- Sleight of Hand DC 20 to escape
lative, Extra Condition; Limited to Two Degrees) (30 pts)
Energy Bola, Snare 5 linked to ranged Damage 7 (Vari- Energy Bola +12, Toughness DC 22, Dodge DC
able descriptor) (1 pt) 15 to avoid, Strength or Sleight of Hand DC 15 to
escape
Nunchuks, 5 pt. array, easily removable -2 Nunchuks +12, Toughness DC 22
Attack, Damage 5 (Str-based) (5 pts) Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 17
Defense, Protection 5 (1 pt)
Defense
SKILLS Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
Close Combat (Nunchaku) 6 (+9), Close Combat
Parry 8 Toughness 8/3
(Unarmed) 4 (+7), Deception 6 (+6), Expertise
Will 6
(Criminal) 6 (+6), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Com-
bat (Thrown) 6 (+12), Stealth 4 (+9)
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Respect: Brother Bola wants desper-
ADVANTAGES
ately to be taken seriously as a supervillain.
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 3, Defensive Attack,
Improved Aim, Improved Disarm, Improved Trip,
Precise Attack 2 (Ranged, Cover and Conceal),
Weapon Bind

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 23 + Advantages 11 + Skills 18 + Defenses 19 = 113 points

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DAVI JONES
Female, 23, 5’2”, 155 lbs., green eyes, blue hair, golden skin
Really: Davia Jennesherra with greater beings of power, and used what they
A part of: the Atlantean priesthood; servant of a learned from them to develop a ceremony where
hidden malevolent power each one could craft an object that could act as their
Based out of: the Atlantic Ocean, specifically the soul. They turned their attentions to building their
phantom islands that dot the ocean society, their culture, and their philosophies. Over
Worked as: a spiritual leader for her people time, their world drifted away from Earth and into
Active during: the Bronze Age its current state of intermittent co-existence.
Davia is the latest of her long lineage of priests,
Looks: Davia belongs to a human-looking race that and wields great influence among her people as a
most of the world call Atlanteans. Their actual name result. She is devoted to her strange gods, unknown
is a closely-guarded secret, one Davia never shared to the people of Earth. Trouble for her began when
as far as I know. Just barely over five feet tall, Davia her soul, held within a gem on her circlet of sacred
is slim despite her body being dense enough to resist station, was stolen. Someone or something terrible
deep sea pressures. Her skin is a burnished gold
color, her hair is a flowing light blue, and emerald
green eyes glitter in whatever light they can catch.
She always wears a circlet of platinum, with slivers
of the most beautiful gems as a symbol of her special
status, but at the brow is an empty gaping space,
also a symbol - of her servitude to a darker force.

Known History: Davia Jennesherra belonged to a

race of people that spawned the legends of Atlantis
and its lost inhabitants. In truth, these people lived
on a vast continent that would occasionally seep
into this world, forming a number of phantom
islands dotting ancient maps. Places like Hy-Breasil,
Buss Island, Frisland, Antillia (the fabled Isle of the
Seven Cities), and many others are actually all part
of this one continent that could be called Atlantis.
How this continent was sundered from Earth, pok-
ing across the dimensional barriers, is a mystery, one
that I hope to investigate some day. It could hold
important clues and answers for my own research,
but regardless, it’s there, just beyond the pale, and
on it lives a race of beings we’ll call Atlanteans.
In the dawn of their existence, they believed they
were without souls, and this lack of spirituality
stunted their cultural growth. They made contact
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now controlled her, and poisoned her against the
“surface world” that was Earth. This shadowy being
convinced her that the United States was a particular
enemy to her people. Its navy threatened the con-
tinued security of her lands, and its rulers sought
to plunder and destroy Davia’s people. He further
strengthened his hold by renaming her Davi Jones
(unknown to her, a mockery of one of the Earth’s
great sea legends) then directed her to use her great
powers against America.
And so she does. Davi Jones brings all her re-
sources against the enemy of her people, as she sees
the U.S. Her magic, her minions, and the political
resources in her homeland have all been thrown
against the defenders of America as she battles to
save her way of life, and perhaps even get her soul
back.
Psychology: Davi Jones is a cunning plotter, patient
schemer and dangerous foe. She approaches her
plots with grand strategies, filled with contingen-
cies and resources to flank or ambush her foes. She
is ruthless when enacting her plans, with a cold and
alien outlook on life when compared to “surface-
worlders.” Beneath this emotional battle armor
though, can be found a compassionate, caring wom-
an, devoted to making life better for her people. She
enjoys the peaceful union between body and mind,
and tries to instruct followers in this philosophy.
Perceptive heroes may notice this, if they’re not too
busy being washed out to sea by powerful tsunamis,
or bashed over the head by her Leviathan.
Known Abilities: Davi Jones has an array of powers
and skills that makes her quite formidable. First, her
body is built to withstand deep ocean pressures and
resist cold depths, and she can swim at tremendous
speeds. Her dense musculature makes her strong,
able to lift nearly two tons, and resistant to injury.
Of course, she’s able to breathe in the air or in the
water without any difficulties. But that’s just the
start.
From the natural fish in the oceans to more mysti-
cal and mythical water beasts and spirits, the crea-
tures of the sea will respond to her summons. Her
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most potent servitor is Leviathan, the primordial
monstrous sea serpent that represents the very fury
of the seas.
On top of that, Davi Jones is a priestess of her
people, who have granted her divine control of the
ocean waters. She directs this divine energy through
the Worshipful Scepter. With the Scepter, she can
strike her foes with blasts of sea water, or bring a
powerful tidal wave crashing over them. She can
use the power of the tidal forces to move objects at
a distance, and can even fill an enemy’s lungs with
water to drown them.
On the other hand: Davia could be corrupted by
her station, and her belief in being the chosen rep-
resentative of her gods. She could be acting on her
own volition, and have come to the surface world in
order to gain allies and power she can use to con-
quer her homeland. This Davi Jones is much more
brutal and domineering, colder and power-hungry,
with none of the compassion and harmony lying
below the surface. She is much more likely to ally
with other villains to accomplish even grander goals;
she could even gather her own villainous team to
help her reach her aims.
Campaign Use
Davi Jones serves the roles of international con-
queror, magical foe, and compelled/duped enemy all
wrapped up into one versatile and dangerous pack-
age. Atlantis and the ocean depths are evocative and
mysterious settings, and a villain from these sources
can be a lot of fun. Davi is a foe with some subtle
twists and tweaks. If the heroes can learn about her
homeland (which has been left vague beyond the
basic mechanics provided in the back-story so the
GM can tailor it as desired), and discover the truth
about her soul-stone, then they find a way to stop
a very powerful villainess for good. Well, as long as
there’s nothing in the campaign that convinces her
the shadowy being behind her (another element left
open for GMs to tailor for their campaigns) is right.
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Davi Jones PL 12/ 195 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6 8 4 4 2 3 5 4
Powers ADVANTAGES
Amphibious Physique, Immunity 3 (water-breath- Animal Empathy, Benefit 1 (Status-priestess),
ing, cold, high pressure), Swimming 6 (120 mph), Fascinate 1 (Persuasion), Favored Environment 1
Movement 1 (aquatic adaptation) (11 pts) (Aquatic), Inspire 3, Languages 2 (English, French;
Native-Atlantean), Ritualist
Worshipful Scepter, 24 pt. array, easily removable
-10 Offense
Water Blast, ranged Damage 12 (24 pts) Initiative +4
Suffocation, ranged Affliction 12 (vs. Fortitude; Impaired/ Heavy Mace +9, Toughness DC 29
Disabled/Incapacitated) (1 pt)
Pull of Tides, Move Object 8 (damaging) (1 pt) The Kraken’s Grasp, Dodge DC 19 for ½ effect,
Surfing, Speed 6 (120 mph), Flight 6 (120 mph; Aquatic, Dodge DC 24/20
Platform), Movement 1 (Water-Walking) (1 pt) Suffocation +9, Fortitude DC 22
Tidal Wave, ranged Damage 9 (Area-shapeable; Tiring, Tidal Wave, Dodge DC 19 for ½ effect, Toughness
Diminished Range 2) linked to ranged Affliction 9 (vs. DC 24/20, Fort DC 19/15
Fortitude, Dazed and Vulnerable; Area-line, Extra Condi-
tion; Diminished Range 1, Instant Recovery, Limited to Water Blast +9, Toughness DC 27
one degree) (1 pt)
Heavy Mace, Damage 8 (Str-based; Penetrating 7) (1 pt) Defense
Dodge 12 Fortitude 10
Servitude of the Sea, 32 pt. array Parry 8 Toughness 8
Call the Kraken’s Grasp, ranged Affliction 8 (vs. Dodge/
Strength, Hindered/Immobile/Paralyzed; Alternate Will 6
Resistance-Dodge to avoid, Strength to escape, Area-line,
Cumulative) (32 pt) COMPLICATIONS And Minions on the
Command Leviathan, Summon Sea Serpent 8 (Heroic; Next Page...
Medium-large pool of water) (1 pt)
Manifest Water Spirits, Summon 7 (Active, Variable-water
fey/spirits, Sacrifice 1) (1 pt)
Summon Ocean Servitors, Summon 3 (Multiple Minions
2, Horde, Controlled, Variable (fish), Sacrifice 1; Limited-
in the ocean) (1 pt)

SKILLS
Close Combat (Mace) 7 (+9), Expertise (Atlantean
History) 8 (+11), Expertise (Oratory) 9 (+12),
Expertise (Magic) 8 (+11), Insight 5 (+10), Percep-
tion 6 (+11), Persuasion 8 (+12), Ranged Combat
(Scepter) 5 (+9), Stealth 3 (+7), Treatment 3 (+6)

Power Points: Abilities 72 +Powers 65 + Advantages 10 + Skills 31 + Defenses 17 = 195 points

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Motivations
Emotional Center: These Atlanteans were born soulless beings who realized that to create a culture, each
of them would need a spiritual center. These symbolic “hearts” are pieces of jewelry that adorn each person.
Davia’s has been captured, leaving her bound by this evil menace, and committed to the villainy she engages
in.

Faith: Davia is a priestess in the service of powerful beings that her people have chosen to venerate. She
channels her faith into power as a representation of these greater beings, and lives by their beliefs, which can
often affect how she approaches a situation.

Motivation—Revenge: Davia has been convinced by another lurking power that the United States and its
allies are ruining the world’s oceans, and to save her home, their naval power and seat of government must
be destroyed.

Davi Jones’s Minions

Leviathan (Sea serpent heroic minion, PL 8/90 points)
Leviathan may or may not be the legendary beast of the Bible, but no one is denying it’s astoundingly huge
and powerful. Over a hundred feet long and weighing thousands of pounds, Leviathan is every bit as mon-
strous as reported. It can swallow a person whole (its Fast Grab advantage), and its hide is so strong that
weapons break on it. Existing at the bottom of the ocean, it can light its own way with an illuminating gaze
that actually dazzles its targets.

Abilities: Str 16, Sta 16, Agl 3, Dex 0, Fgt 0, Int -4, Awa 0, Pre 2
Defenses: Dodge -2, Parry 0, Fort 16, Tough 16, Will 3
Skills: Athletics 2 (+22), Intimidation 2 (+14)
Advantages: Accurate Attack, Fast Grab, Fearless
Powers: Massive Size, Growth 16 (Innate, Permanent); Dazzling Gaze, Affliction 8 (vs. Fortitude, Sense Im-
paired/Sense Disabled/Sense Unaware; Area-cone, Cumulative; Limited to visual senses); Destructive Hide,
reaction Weaken 4 (vs. Toughness; Affects only objects)
Offense: Initiative +3, Bite +0 (Damage 16)

Kappa (water spirit active minion, PL 7/60 pts)

The kappa is a Japanese river spirit that is part turtle and part humanoid. It is able to breathe in water or in
the air, but when away from its river home, it must keep some of its water in a bowl-shaped depression on its
head. If the water is spilled, it will be paralyzed until returned to its home. It is incessantly polite, but other-
wise can be rather prankish, and oft-times malicious, quite good at drowning victims just to devour the liver.

Abilities: Str 4, Sta 3, Agl 4, Dex 2, Fgt 3, Int -2, Awa 2, Pre 0
Defense: Dodge 7, Parry 7, Fort 6, Tough 6, Will 4
Skills: Athletics 3 (+7), Close Combat (Unarmed) 6 (+9), Stealth 3 (+5)
Advantages: Chokehold, Improved Hold
Powers: Turtle Shell, Protection 3; Swift Swimmer, Swimming 5
Offense: Initiative +4, Unarmed +9 (Damage +4)
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Rusalka (water spirit active minion, PL 7/90 pts)

The rusalka is a Russian water creature, sometimes considered undead, usually the restless form of a young
woman dead before her time. She lusts for men who spurned her in life, and draws the unfaithful to her, so
she can drink their life forces and drown them, to join her in eternity.

Abilities: Str 2, Sta 4, Agl 3, Dex 1, Fgt 3, Int 0, Awa 0, Pre 3

Defense: Dodge 6, Parry 6, Fort 8, Tough 8, Will 4
Skills: Athletics 3 (+5), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+7), Deception 5 (+8/+10 with Attractive)
Advantages: Attractive, Chokehold, Fascinate (Deception)
Powers: Charm, perception range Affliction 7 (vs. Will, Entranced/Compelled/Controlled); Devour Life
Force, Weaken Stamina 7 linked to Regeneration 3, Undead Body, Protection 4
Offense: Initiative +3, Charm (Will DC 17), Unarmed +7 (Fortitude DC 17, Toughness DC 17)

Kelpie (water spirit active minion, PL 7/67 pts)

The kelpie is an Irish water horse known for luring children to ride on its back, then turning its flesh sticky
(represented by its Grab advantages) to hold them fast before diving into the water to drown them.

Abilities: Str 6, Sta 8, Agl 5, Dex 0, Fgt 5, Int -2, Awa 0, Pre 1
Defense: Dodge 6, Parry 6, Fort 8, Tough 8, Will 4
Skills: Athletics 4 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+9)
Advantages: Fast Grab, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Move-by Action
Powers: Speed 4, Swimming 4
Offense: Initiative +5, Unarmed +9 (Damage +6)

An Ocean of Adventure
Davi Jones presents a chance for an ongoing mystery. Her background also offers groups adventure
opportunities “off-world” to an alien culture that still borders Earth, therefore potentially affecting their
own home (something that players might find lacking in other-dimensional or alien planet adventures).
Davi’s Atlantis has been left vague so the gamemaster can make its political and cultural intrigues
unique to the players’ campaign, and provide a multitude of ways for the mystery of Davi’s manipulator
to go. Starting things simply, Davi can be brought in as the standard Atlantean invader with a cause,
legitimate or not, against the heroes’ home country. As the group encounters her, and asks questions
about her motives, give them the chance to find their way to her Atlantean homeland, to learn their
culture and specifics. Most important, let them learn about the nature of their souls. Once they real-
ize Davi’s is missing, the focus of their adventures around her turns toward finding it and exposing the
person or persons controlling her. And Davi is not the only villain in this book with such an enigmatic
figure in their back-story; maybe they tie together in a grand conspiracy. Maybe they don’t. Maybe
when they return her soul-stone to her, Davi reveals that she’s not controlled...she’s just power-hungry.
Or if she is saved, it could be that her apprentice, or a rival priestess, or some other factor in Atlantis
isn’t so easily convinced. Saving Davia does not in the least remove Davi Jones as a threat to the “Sur-
face World.”
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DOCTOR DECEMBER
Male, 48, 5’6”, 185 lbs., blue eyes, white hair, frost-blue skin
Really: Tomas Egorovich Sokolov agenda, to topple the corrupt, dehumanizing USSR
A part of: no criminal organization and restore the grand Empire. In the process, he is
Based out of: Kiev, Russia forming a list of allies and enemies, ready to unleash
Worked as: a scientist the full power of Doctor December.
Active during: the Bronze Age

Looks: Doctor December’s skin has a bluish pal-

lor that highlights his ice blue eyes and snow-white
hair. He appears normal otherwise, of average
height and slim build, nearly 50 years old. He gives
a cold and shrewd appearance and dresses in older,
turn-of-the-century style clothes.

Known History: Tomas Sokolov is a traditional-

ist as well as a nationalist. His family was highly
regarded during the old Russian Empire before the
Revolution, which destroyed any prestige he might
have had. Forced to use his intelligence to serve
descendants of petulant factory workers who didn’t
know how good they had it, Doctor December
plots the overthrow of the communist government
and the reestablishment of the rightful Empire.
Sokolov did government experiments for years,
using super cold environments and chemicals to
preserve organic tissue. Unlike the United States,
who concentrated on building fallout shelters for
their government, the Kremlin was banking on
having their bodies frozen and thawed out once the
radiation went away. Sokolov found the idea repul-
sive, and had no interest in all at providing them
any protection. So he procrastinated on his work
and published his papers in a slow trickle, just often
enough to keep the political officers off his back.
As things got the point where he couldn’t hide
his work any longer, Sokolov injected himself with
his serum, destroyed his lab and notes, then van-
ished into the frozen land. He continued to refine
his techniques, selling lesser discoveries to Soviet
enemies for the capital to develop more personal,
powerful equipment. He is slowly building his
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Psychology: Doctor December is obsessed with the Adventure Seeds

grandeur of the past, filtering everything modern
against this supposed golden age. Modern morals
confuse and appall him. He believes that only by
recreating the past (ironically by using futuristic
technology) can he recapture his family’s former
glory. In this sense, everyone other than him is ex-
pendable, so he has no compunctions about sacrific-
ing minions if it serves his immediate purpose.
Doctor December intends to kidnap Marshal
Power, and use the Soviet champion’s abilities to
empower an army of synthetic humanoids he’s de-
veloped. In one stroke, he will embarrass the USSR
and create a powered army to advance his political
agenda. The heroes must deal with prideful Soviet
forces while trying to thwart December’s most dan-
gerous plot yet!

Known Abilities: Tomas Sokolov can generate a
field of intense cold around himself that grants him
limited protection and immunity to aging, cold,
disease and poison. Despite this superhuman ability,
his most dangerous aspect is his scientific acumen—
Doctor December is one of the greatest minds of
any age, and is constantly making new discoveries or
developing advanced devices. With these advance-
ments, heroes can never be sure what he’ll have
prepared for any particular scheme, making a show-
down with him a very unnerving prospect.
Doctor December has sunk a cryogenic device right
in the middle of Russia’s prime fishing and trading
routes. Now he’s killing the USSR’s economy, but
he’s also caught a secret U.S. submarine monitoring
Russian communications. The heroes need to free
the sub and destroy or disable December’s scheme,
all without revealing these secrets to the Kremlin.
Customization Notes

On the other hand: In another time, Petr Sokolov

developed the kelvination field and helped the Rus-
sian government beat down the Revolution before it
ever gained any traction. He maintained the Empire
with his technology and power. Doctor December
is a title now, and his son Tomas has taken up this
mantle as a national hero.

Campaign Use
Doctor December is the cold and calculating mad
scientist, a super-genius with two themes and a
few moderate powers to back that up. First, he’s an
anachronism, believing the glorious past is supe-
rior to the corrupted present. He’s also a master of
cryogenics with a self-given freezing field, and could
easily look to making an ice age that would enhance
his own prowess. This gives him a wide range of
plots to use against the heroes. He’ll prefer to use his
minions, armed with super-weapons, as the front
lines of his campaign, relying on escape routes and
protective field to get him away when things fall
apart.
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Doctor December PL 9/188 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 1 1 3 0 7 3 1
Powers Offense
Doomsday Device, Variable 6 (Limited-one device Initiative +1
per story, Removable -7) (29 pts) Kelvination field, Dodge DC 15 for ½ effect,
Toughness DC 20/18
Kelvination Field, Damage 5 (Area-burst, Reac-
tion), Environment 1 (Extreme Cold), Immunity Defense
4 (Aging, Cold, Disease, Poison), Insubstantial 1, Dodge 5 Fortitude 5
Protection 10 (Area-burst, Sustained) (56 pts) Parry 5 Toughness 11/1
Will 10
Equipment
Various bases and vehicles as needed COMPLICATIONS
Enemy—Soviet Government: Doctor December is
SKILLS considered everything from a throwback to a traitor.
Deception 6 (+7), Expertise (History) 6 (+13), He is wanted for numerous crimes by the Kremlin.
Expertise (Science) 12 (+19), Insight 6 (+9), Ranged
Combat (Inventions) 7 (+10), Stealth 5 (+6), Tech- Motivation—Patriotism: Doctor December is a
nology 12 (+19) believer in the old Russian Empire and its ideals,
rather than the upstart communists.
ADVANTAGES
Defensive Attack, Equipment 6, Improvised Tools,
Inventor, Languages 3 (Chinese, English, German,
Spanish; Russian native), Minions 10, Skill Mastery
(Technology), Ultimate Skill (Technology)

Power Points: Abilities 32 + Powers 85 + Advantages 24 + Skills 27 + Defenses 20 = 188 points

TITLE: PG: 213

MARSHAL POWER
Male, 31, 6’4”, 260 lbs., green eyes, black hair
Really: Pavel Olegovich Belofsky his superiors hadn’t prepared for however; it seemed
A part of: the Soviet government that he got along with many of them. Despite
Based out of: Moscow, Russia philosophical differences, good people can work to-
Worked as: a policeman gether. Marshal Power accomplished every mission
Active during: the Bronze Age his government sent him on, but he’d return having
succeeded in his way, honorably, with his reputation
Looks: Marshal Power is a tall, muscled man in his stronger and without blood on his hands.
early thirties, with military-cut hair and determined
eyes. He moves with military discipline, stand-
ing ramrod straight at all times, often with hands
clasped at the small of his back. He is all business,
even when he’s supposed to be relaxing. He looks
like he has the weight of his country on his shoul-
ders. His red bodysuit is accented by yellow gloves
and boots. A yellow star is emblazoned on his chest
and the initials “CCP” run up each arm.

Known History: Pavel Belofsky was the son of a

coal miner and a dressmaker. While his parents were
ordinary citizens, Pavel became enamored of the
Soviet pageantry at an early age. He was eager to
join the Army when the time came, and when he
was honorably discharged, he joined his home town
police force. He continued to serve with distinc-
tion, developing a reputation as “one of the good
ones” in a system where the law was as feared as the
criminals. When word got around that the govern-
ment wanted volunteers for a program to develop a
counterpart to the decadent Western champions, his
superiors and neighbors encouraged him to apply.
He tried to modestly back out, but they convinced
him that he was the best chance of keeping the pro-
gram pure and good.
The project was a success, and Pavel soon mastered
tremendous control over the superhuman abilities of
other people. He was trained in espionage and infil-
tration, and immediately put to work undermining
the superheroes of America and other democratic
countries. His exposure to these people had an effect
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Psychology: Marshal Power is loyal, brave and swift
to act. He can quickly assess a situation and develop
a plan to handle it, while minimizing collateral
damage and injuries. He’s a true hero with only
his government’s patronage making him a villain
in some eyes. Many foreign heroes can’t see him as
more than a friendly rival anyway. He’s one of those
people who makes you wonder how things would
have turned out in different circumstances. He is
a staunch Russian patriot at a time when the Cold
War was at its frostiest, though, and this means he’s
not allowed friends his superiors don’t approve. He
knows that the corruption at the Kremlin damages
the credibility of the Communist way, but he’s quick
to point out that democracy is the same. He can
also make this a debate over a drink, rather than a
slugfest. An unusual trait for a costumed adventurer.
Known Abilities: Marshal Power has the ability to
control, inhibit or mimic the innate superpowers of
others. He can direct them to the dismay of their
owner, who now has no control whatsoever, or just
“turn off” innate powers, keeping the owner stifled
until he turns his focus elsewhere. He can also
mimic their powers himself, appearing to steal them
away to turn on their former owners or allies. Even
without his ability, he’s a well-trained soldier and
espionage agent, and very capable in hand-to-hand
combat.
On the other hand: The hero could finally have
enough, either of working for a corrupt regime or of
decadent capitalist defenders who can’t see the suf-
fering in their own lands. Either way, he might well
decide that he’s too soft, too much of a nice guy in
a hard world of vultures. This Marshal Power either
becomes the fearsome Soviet monster the Kremlin
wants him to be, a political bogeyman for American
superheroes; or a nightmare to his own government,
deciding that he understands the Communist way
better. Now’s the time for a true workers’ uprising,
with him as the obvious best choice to rule.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Marshal Power is not a supervillain, but a politi-
cal foil. He will often be at odds with the heroes
because of their opposing agendas, but he’s not a
bad man. If befriended, Marshal Power is a good
resource for information behind the Iron Curtain,
or even getting within Communist borders. He is
the classic good man caught under a bad boss, try-
ing to rise above the situation. If engaged in com-
bat, Marshal Power will attempt to either inhibit or
control the powers of the person he considers the
biggest threat. If there is more than one attacker, he
is likely to control the biggest threat and turn their
powers against the others, while mimicking the best
defenses in the group to protect himself.
Adventure Seeds
Marshal Power is facing his toughest assignment yet:
pretend he wants to defect to the States. He is to
gain the trust of the heroes, and then the US gov-
ernment in order to acquire sensitive data to aid the
Kremlin in making new superhumans. He knows
more champions will make his job easier, and help
his fellow workers, but he doesn’t like lying to his
sometime allies, nor does he like the high casualty
rate that will come out of callous Soviet experimen-
tation. Can the heroes figure out the real plot? How
will they react? Will they want to help a potential
friend find a way out of a very bad place that dam-
ages their own country?
Marshal Power has been replaced by a stronger,
more loyal recruit: Overpower! This femme fatale is
eager to prove her strength to the Kremlin with an
ambitious assault in the United States, but Marshal
Power knows the truth: the process is damaging
her sanity, psychopathic bloodlust churning in her
heart. Can he convince the heroes of the real threat?
Can he find a way to stop a woman with the same
but stronger powers? Can the heroes use this mo-
ment to convince a currently-unattached Marshal
Power to switch allegiances?
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Marshal Power PL 11/183 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 5 5 4 5 2 4 3
Powers Offense
Superpower Mastery, 44 pt. dynamic array Initiative +5
Inhibit, perception Nullify 7 (vs. Will, against all natural Thrown +13, Toughness DC 18
superpowers; Broad, Precise, Simultaneous, Sustained; Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 18 (DC 20 with
Dynamic) (44 pts)
Control, perception range Affliction 13 (vs. Will, En-
improvised Weapons)
tranced/Compelled/Controlled; Cumulative; Limited-
only to control use of natural super-powers in target; Defense
Dynamic) (2 pts) Dodge 12 Fortitude 12
Mimic, Variable 6 (Move action; Limited-only to dupli-
cate natural super-powers of others in sight; Dynamic) (2 Parry 12 Toughness 9/5
pts) Will 9

SKILLS
Athletics 6 (+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 5 (+10),
Expertise (Current Events) 6 (+8), Insight 7 (+11),
Investigation 6 (+8), Perception 5 (+9), Persuasion 7
(+10), Ranged Combat (Thrown) 6 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
Assessment, Benefit (Diplomatic Immunity), Close
Attack 3, Connected, Defensive Roll 4, Improved
Disarm, Improved Trip, Improvised Weapon 3, Lan-
guage 1 (English; Native—Russian), Power Attack,
Ranged Attack 2, Takedown, Teamwork, Ultimate
Resistance (Will), Well-informed
COMPLICATIONS
Good-hearted: Marshal Power is one of the most
dangerous agents of the Soviet Union, but he’s a
good guy caught under bad people. He does what
he has to, but he’d prefer to be a true hero to the
world.
Motivation—Patriotism: Marshal Power believes
in the inherent promise of the Communist system,
and rights of the workers. He is fully aware of the
corruption in his government, but all governments
need to be continually watched; bad apples do not
change the fact that the proletariat has true promise.
He will do everything in his ability to show how the
Soviet Union can rise above public perception by
the West.

Power Points: Abilities 62 + Powers 48 + Advantages 23 + Skills 24 + Defenses 26 = 183 points

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MIA
The General, The Captain, Looey, Sarges
Leader: The General
History: MIA appeared at a vulnerable, cynical time
in America’s history, and took plenty of advantage
through their criminal actions and recruitment of
disenfranchised war veterans. The group was large
and mobile, well-armed and worse, well-organized,
and they took to the highways and byways of the
country to make it pay for all its perceived sins.
Despite many attempts to infiltrate the group,
nobody ever managed to learn much. The group was
led (and possibly financed) by a mysterious indi-
vidual only known as the General. He was able to
equip the various MIA squads with military-grade
weaponry and vehicles. He provided the groups
with their targets, and then they struck precisely in
guerilla raids, slipping away before response units
could arrive.
The General and, later, the Captain were very
good at recruiting bitter or traumatized vets, burned
on a bad war, sometimes driven to crime and home-
lessness. They turned them to a cause that prom-
ised the overthrow of the U.S. government and
the installation of a new one. They were grouped
into squads to protect the larger organization, and
dispatched across all fifty states to enact their small
schemes, each group believing they were moving
forward the larger agenda.
The real question is if a coup was ever really in the
General’s agenda. Given the man’s tactical genius,
surely he would know that destabilizing a democ-
racy would be extremely difficult, and a coup nearly
impossible with the small size of his followers. There
are theories that MIA was an early experiment by
the Franklins, (who would become more prominent
in the following era) designed from the beginning
to ultimately fail. Whether the General was merely a
patsy or in on the game is unknown.
TITLE:
Resources: MIA is financed through the General,
sometimes directly and other times through third-
party resources. They have access to most small
arms, high-tech energy weapons and military-grade
heavy weapons including machine guns, anti-tank
rockets, and light armored vehicles. A typical squad
of MIA troopers is eight to thirteen members. MIA
groups are always considered fully equipped due to
the General’s financing.
Legacy: MIA was not the first group to want to
overthrow the government but they were one of
the first not led by a mad scientist, alien warlord or
criminal mastermind. While they professed a politi-
cal agenda, it lacked consistent direction. Whether
this was on purpose or due to a lack of vision might
never be known. What is known is that they were
composed of disenfranchised citizens and they
embarked on a ruthless campaign of destruction and
theft. Their organizational structure and tactics were
studied and copied by countless fringe groups and
terrorist organizations that would come to plague
later eras. It would become much harder to break up
these groups now that there was no central point of
failure, and the real leaders took great pains to never
endanger their identities or expose themselves to
unnecessary risk.
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THE GENERAL
Male, in his 40s, 6’1”, 200 lbs., eyes unknown, hair unknown
Really: Unknown
A part of: MIA
Based out of: various secret locations
Worked as: unknown
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: The General wears a full
face mask and a blood red beret,
leaving much of his appearance
a mystery. He prefers a mili-
tary uniform, with a web belt
holding his futuristic-looking
pistol, as well as a small box
that controls his defensive
screen. Based on the few piec-
es of photographic evidence
that remain, the General
seems to be a man somewhere
in his forties.
keeping secrets or they’re dead.
He has really good connections and some seri-
ous capital of his own. The General is known to
supply the ordinarily ragtag MIA with weapons far
advanced in comparison to local law enforcement,
and even ahead of the military. This alone makes
them a formidable danger and the
General’s tactics make them even
more of a threat. There’s no
indication that he’s ever been
caught, though there are
some reports he was killed (a
couple of different times),
and he disappears by the
end of the Bronze Age.

Known History: The idea of

mysterious figures running criminal
organizations isn’t a new one. There are
plenty of cases throughout history, although
the idea really seemed to come into vogue
during the early years of the twentieth cen-
tury. What is amazing is how these leaders
can still stay hidden. You’d think they’d be
hampered by the proliferation of records
starting from birth, but no, the really
good ones are still lurking out there in the
shadows. It’s like their superpower.
The General is one of these mystery men.
He is the leader of a group of disgruntled
war veterans he called MIA, dedicated to
overthrowing the government for crimes
real and imagined. Nobody knows who
he is or where he came from. If anyone
did know, they’re either really good at
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Psychology: What little we can glean of this man
points to a ruthless, cold logic, with a hunger for
power and authority. His strategies are never con-
cerned with collateral damage or civilian casualties,
and his officers are trained to exploit this in order
to escape. He takes interference personally, and will
target figures that disrupt his MIA, especially super-
heroes. And it’s pretty easy to discern that he’s got
an obsession with secrecy.
Known Abilities: The General never demonstrated
any superpowers, but is a skilled marksman and
strategic planner. He’s a capable soldier and com-
mander, inspiring leadership in his officers and
directing his forces to achieve goals normally un-
achievable by MIA’s mentally-damaged troops. He
also possessed access to advanced weapons that
increased the group’s threat level, though the sources
were rarely uncovered.
On the other hand: the General could be the leader
of a resistance group struggling to expose the true
conspiracy at the heart of the government. In a
country controlled by shadowy invaders disguised
as trusted leaders, the General is the last person still
awake, and must battle the unwitting, or brain-
washed, heroes to save the world from hidden domi-
nation.
Campaign Use
The General is the classic masked leader of a para-
military force. He’s mysterious, obsessed and able
to field more men and equipment than expected.
Depending on the campaign, he could be a shad-
owy background voice directing the troops through
a monitor, or a ranting madman at the front lines.
Either way, he should be well-prepared, with a cun-
ning grasp of tactics and no moral conscience. If
engaged in combat, heroes will have to get through
waves of loyal soldiers before they can even attempt
to get through his protective shield and powerful
hand weapon. And meanwhile, the General will be
exercising the well-worn strategic advance to the
rear in the face of strong opposition.
TITLE:
Adventure Seeds
The heroes are trying to intercept stolen weapons
plans, before the thieves can reach their buyers.
What they weren’t expecting was to interrupt an
auction of some of the most notable weapons-users
in the business. But no one expected a platoon of
MIA’s best to raid the entire building, leaving the
heroes trapped between warring supervillains!
The heroes have stumbled onto a death list, tar-
geting prominent politicians and business leaders
across the country. But when MIA saves the first
couple of names on the list before the heroes can
respond, the mystery deepens: why are these terror-
ists saving the day? Just whose death list is this if it’s
not the General’s?
Operational Notes
MIA is organized into fire teams. A stan-
dard team is composed of a sergeant who
provides leadership and direction for the
squad, two standard riflemen, an indi-
rect fire soldier equipped with a grenade
launcher attached to his rifle barrel and
a machine gunner for suppression fire.
Two fire teams working in conjunction
make a squad. Two to four squads make a
platoon, which is led by a lieutenant and
begins to sport heavy weaponry such as
.50-caliber heavy machine guns or bazoo-
kas. Three to four platoons (75-200 sol-
diers) with armored vehicle support make
a company and are led by the Captain.
Only rare occasions have seen a company-
sized operation, and it took time to gather
that many recruits. Most MIA plots
involve nothing more than a squad.
For a standard MIA trooper use the
Soldier from the Supporting Characters
section of the M&M rulebook.
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The General PL 12/133 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 2 3 5 2 3 2 3
Powers Offense
Blaster Pistol, ranged Damage 9 (Accurate 2, Easily Initiative +3
removable -8) (12 pts) Blaster Pistol +17, Toughness DC 24
Unarmed +5, Toughness DC 16
Defensive Screen, Protection 10 (Impervious, Sus-
tained; Parry Check DC 18, Removable -2) (10 pts) Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 5
Equipment Parry 8 Toughness 12/2
30 pts. in vehicles and bases as needed 10
Will
SKILLS COMPLICATIONS
Deception 8 (+11), Expertise (Military-Industrial Motivation—Justice: The General wants justice
Complex) 9 (+12), Expertise (Strategy) 10 (+13), for the veterans of an unwanted war and the men
Insight 7 (+9), Investigation 6 (+9), Persuasion 8 thrown behind bars by the corrupt and immoral
(+11), Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 (+9), Technology government. If he can gain power at the same time,
6 (+9) that’s just a bonus.
ADVANTAGES Secret Identity: Nobody knows the identity of The
Benefit 2 (Security Clearance, Wealth: Well-off), General and that is a secret he will kill to maintain.
Close Attack 3, Connected, Contacts, Equipment 6,
Ranged Attack 4, Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 22 + Advantages 18 + Skills 29 + Defenses 22 = 133 points

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THE CAPTAIN
Male, 32, 5’6”, 190 lbs., black eyes, brown hair
Really: Leon Wilkes Psychology: Leon Wilkes is a bitter, angry man
A part of: MIA with just a touch of battle psychosis. He has been
Based out of: various secret locations pushed too far by the lack of respect veterans have
Worked as: a soldier received in this period of time. The Captain is petty
Active during: the Bronze Age and vengeful, reserving his deepest ire for the peace-
niks and the government that ignored him.
Looks: Leon Wilkes is a man in his thirties, his
features disguised by a gas mask. Like others in Known Abilities: The Captain is a skilled battlefield
MIA, he has a military posture, keeping his black tactician. He is a world-class hand-to-hand combat-
hair in a crewcut, and an angry look on his face. His ant and lethal with a knife or a gun. While he might
whole posture is disciplined and barely containing not be up there with the elite assassin or wetworks
his anger. operator, the Captain is a dangerous man fueled by
rage. The fact that he has access to his own armored
Known History: Unlike the General, the Captain personnel carrier helps.
is a known entity. Captain Leon Wilkes served his
country faithfully as a tank commander during the
war only to return home shunned and hated by the
Campaign Use
The Captain is the battlefield commander of MIA
citizens he enlisted to protect. Even the government
and also its logistics officer. He organizes MIA’s
did nothing to honor him or the men they had sac-
movements, while ensuring they have the equip-
rificed. Capt. Wilkes tried to work his way back into
ment and supplies they need for the mission. If
society but soldiering was all he ever knew. He went
engaged in combat while inside the APC, Leon
from job to job, never happy with any of them and
will open fire with the machine gun turret. If not
leaving them shortly after he started.
mounted, the Captain uses his machine pistol’s
On his way to another in a long string of failed
multiattack ability at range, then his knife or heavy
job interviews, Leon was caught up in a protest. De-
pistol when his opponents close.
layed by the crowd, Leon finally snapped, attacking
them viciously until the cops could bear him down.
Leon would never see jail however, for the General Additional Members of MIA
had watched everything. Two dead police officers Beyond using standard Soldiers from the M&M
were left in their car, and Leon was whisked away to rulebook, you could also use a number of Looeys or
a new order. Sarges as presented on pages 222-223, respectively.
The General recruited Wilkes for his expertise
with armored vehicles and his field leadership abili-
ties. In exchange for his service, the General pro-
vides generous pay, weapons, a chance to lead men
again and the promise of making those who spit on
true heroes pay dearly.
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The Captain PL 9/136 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 5 2 4 3 2 4 2
Equipment Offense
Binoculars, Camo Clothing, Comlink, Flash Initiative +6
Goggles, Gas Mask, Rebreather Heavy Pistol +13, Toughness DC 19
Knife +11, Toughness DC 20 (19-20 critical)
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4 Machine Pistol +13, Toughness DC 18+ (multiat-
tack)
Knife, Damage 2 (19-20 critical) Unarmed +13, Toughness DC 18

Machine Pistol, ranged multiattack Damage 3 Defense

Flak Jacket, Protection 3 Dodge 9 Fortitude 10
Parry 9 Toughness 8/5
Armored Personnel Carrier 8
Size H, Str 12, Spd 4, Def 6, Tough 12 (impervious); Ma-
Will
chine Gun Turret, ranged multiattack Damage 5; Partial
cover for troops to fire from COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Justice: The Captain wants nothing
SKILLS more than justice for the men who threw their lives
Athletics 6 (+9), Close Combat (Knife) 5 (+8), away in a war no one wants to acknowledge. Those
Close Combat (Unarmed) 7 (+10), Expertise (Mili- responsible, both in the government and the com-
tary) 8 (+10), Expertise (Tactics) 8 (+10), Insight 5 mon rabble-rousers, must be held accountable for
(+9), Intimidation 6 (+8), Ranged Combat (Guns) their crimes.
6 (+10), Stealth 4 (+6), Technology 4 (+6), Vehicles
3 (+7) Prejudice—Veteran: Like many returning soldiers,
the Captain was the victim of overwhelming public
ADVANTAGES sentiment against the war and anyone who served.
Assessment, Close Attack 3, Defensive Attack,
Equipment 13, Improved Defense, Improved Initia-
tive 1, Inspire 3, Leadership, Power Attack, Precise
Attack 2 (Ranged, Cover and Conceal), Ranged
Attack 3, Set-up 2, Teamwork

Power Points: Abilities 50 + Advantages 33 + Skills 31 + Defenses 22 = 136 points

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Looey PL 8/85 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 4 2 4 2 1 2 1
Equipment Offense
Binoculars, Camo Clothing, Gas Mask, Rebreath- Initiative +2
er Heavy Pistol +11, Toughness DC 19
Knife, Damage 2 (critical 19-20) Knife +8, Toughness DC 18, 19-20 critical
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4 SMG +11, Toughness DC 18+, Multiattack
Flak Jacket, Protection 3 Sniper Rifle +11, Toughness DC 20, 19-20 critical

Add one of: Defense

Sub-machine gun, ranged multiattack Damage 4; Dodge 7 Fortitude 9
Medical Bag, Enhanced Treatment 2 (+4 to roll) Parry 6 Toughness 7/4
or 4
Will
Sniper Rifle, ranged Damage 5 (19-20 critical);
Tear Gas, ranged cloud-area Affliction 4 COMPLICATIONS
None
SKILLS
Athletics 4 (+5), Close Combat (Knife) 2 (+4),
Expertise (Soldier) 6 (+7), Expertise (Choose from
Demolitions, Observer, Medic) 4 (+5), Perception
5 (+7), Persuasion 3 (+4), Ranged Combat (Guns)
4 (+8), Ranged Combat (Choose from Artillery,
Thrown) 3 (+7)

And choose one:

Stealth 5 (+7), Technology 5 (+6), Treatment 5 (+6),
Vehicles 5 (+9)

ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 4, Defensive Attack, Equipment 5,
Precise Attack 2 (Ranged Cover and Conceal),
Ranged Attack 3

Plus select one pair:

Explosives/Artillery- Accurate Attack, Set-up Medic-
Skill Mastery (Treatment), Teamwork Sharpshooter-
Improved Aim, Prone Fighting

Power Points: Abilities 34 + Advantages 17 + Skills 18 + Defenses 16 = 85 points

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Sarge PL 7-8/75 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 2 3 1 2 0 1 0
Equipment Offense
Camo clothing, Flashlight, Gas Mask, Rebreather Initiative +3
Assault Rifle +9, Toughness DC 20+, Multiattack
Assault Rifle, ranged multiattack Damage 5 Flamethrower, Dodge DC 16 for half effect;
Toughness DC 21/18
Grenade Launcher, ranged area-burst Damage 5 Grenade Launcher, Dodge DC 15 for half effect;
OR Toughness DC 20/18
Flamethrower, cone- or line-area Damage 6 Rocket Launcher +7, Toughness DC 25 vs. target;
area-burst Dodge DC 17 for half effect, Toughness
Rocket Launcher (1 in a group), ranged Damage DC 22/19
10, burst-area 7
Defense
SKILLS Dodge 7 Fortitude 6
Athletics 3 (+6), Close Combat (Knife) 3 (+5), Parry 7 Toughness 5/2
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4), Expertise (Sol- 3
Will
dier) 4 (+5), Perception 3 (+4), Ranged Combat
(Guns) 5 (+6), Ranged Combat (Heavy Weapons) 3 COMPLICATIONS
(+4), Stealth 4 (+7), Vehicles 3 (+4) None

ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Chokehold, Close Attack 3, De-
fensive Attack, Equipment 7, Fast Grab, Improved
Hold, Power Attack, Precise Attack 1 (Ranged
Cover), Ranged Attack 3, Teamwork

Power Points: Abilities 24 + Advantages 21 + Skills 15 + Defenses 15 = 75 points

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SPECIAL AGENT WORTHENMale, 31, 6’0”, 235 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair
Really: Lowell Scott Worthen III Lowell got a second chance some time later
A part of: the FBI though, when the handler behind Warmonger
Based out of: Washington, D.C. approached him with an enhanced version of the
Worked as: a special agent of the FBI original vitolite treatment that empowered Con-
Active during: the Bronze Age stable. Worthen could be a better super-agent:
stronger, more loyal to the Bureau, the truer patriot.
Looks: Here’s a big man, exactly six feet tall and It was a small price that he’d suffer Constable’s fate
over two hundred pounds of muscle, with what has when he grew older; it just proved Worthen’s greater
to be called “crisp-cut” blond hair, and blue eyes bravery and dedication. Special Agent Worthen
that seem much darker than that. He wears dark refused a costume, or a name. He felt that criminal
suits exclusively, no matter the situation he’s in. scum should fear the FBI, not masked vigilantes. A
business suit and agent title suited a proper defender
Known History: So the FBI ran a competition to of the country, and that’s what Worthen would be,
see which agent of theirs would get to put on the no matter what.
vitolite suit and become their representative on the
Torchbearers. It came down to just three candidates,
and this guy was one of them. When Greg Kirkland
used his connections to win the coveted role, it left
Agent Worthen fuming.
Lowell disappointed his father by entering some-
thing as common as the FBI. Boston blue-bloods
led society, not served it, but Lowell was a believer
in The Great American, J. Edgar Hoover. This was
the man who would keep America safe and strong,
and Lowell wanted to help. This didn’t sit well with
the prior two Lowells, and the agent was left to
build a new life without the family fortune.
Worthen stuck it out though, and became an ef-
fective Special Agent, if maybe too rigid, hard-nosed
and paranoid about the evil forces infiltrating the
United States. Hoover’s death encouraged Worthen
to pursue the contest to be the Bureau’s super-agent;
he was offended by the Justice Department offer-
ing to turn hippie scum like the Aquarians into the
government’s Torchbearers. He knew that Hoover
would want him to infiltrate these “heroes” and
expose the truth. Isolation from his family finally
struck its telling blow, when Kirkland’s family did
for Greg what Worthen’s refused to do for Lowell.
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Psychology: Lowell Worthen the Third is the old- deflecting, blocking and striking with equal ease.
est of three siblings, and the one expected to take
over the Worthen family prestige and lineage. He On the other hand: Special Agent Worthen could
sure doesn’t share their belief that he let them down. be the last hope of a hopelessly compromised
Just the opposite; by turning their backs on him, Bureau. When Hoover is murdered and his aide dis-
they showed their true colors. The FBI, Hoover graced, it’s up to Worthen to prove that the Aquar-
loyalists, and other staunch, upright agents are his ians are the force behind the conspiracy. Worthen
family. Self-centered, treacherous agents like Kirk- has no clue who they work for, but it’s obvious
land are his enemy as much as any other criminal that Agent Perlman and Alpha Agent are part of it.
or spy. Worthen is paranoid, anxious, and mean, Except for his own patron, Worthen can’t be sure
a swirl of dangerous passions that he barely keeps who he can trust, who is still on his side, in and out
tamped down in a mask of professionalism. It’s like of the Bureau. He’s a desperate man, but he can’t let
the suits he always wears are a jar lid; if it ever gets desperation override his sense of justice and honor.
loosened, watch out, world. It’s only getting worse If he fails to be faithful to what the Constitution
too, as the vitolite treatments work on his mind and and the American Dream stand for, then the con-
body. Eventually he’ll be dismissed from the FBI spiracy will have won. Okay, so he doesn’t seem to
for abuse of power and what will become known as change much from world to world.
stalking. Even after his dismissal, he’s Special Agent
Worthen, and he’ll save America with his God-given
righteousness.
Campaign Use
Special Agent Worthen is the cracked mirror of
Alpha Agent, and the tarnish on the mirror of Con-
Known Abilities: Special Agent Worthen is a
stable. Worthen’s the foe who does what the hero
trained FBI investigator, who excels in the physical
does, only a little better. He’s stronger, harder to
aspects of the job. Don’t dismiss his other skills out
hurt, and does more damage, and shares many other
of hand though, he knows what to do and how. He
skills and advantages. Worthen is the enemy who
was offered the vitolite treatments that empowered
can’t be beaten up and sent to prison. Not without
Constable back in the Golden Age, by a mysteri-
a lot of work, maybe by giving him too much rope
ous backer who promised that improvements to
and letting him hang himself. He’s an FBI agent,
the treatment would grant him greater powers than
and when he crosses paths with the heroes, he’s do-
Constable, and much greater than Alpha Agent’s
ing his job more often than not. Teaming up with
watered-down suit. I’m not sure if it was really
the heroes will be out of the question for Worthen,
refined, or just a line, but it’s likely his treatments
racing instead to see justice done.
just exposed him to greater quantities of vitolite,
not a better process. Regardless, when powered up,
He’s also the point man for whatever his mysterious
Worthen was very strong, able to lift 5 tons at a
backer is up to, and will often attempt to manipu-
time, incredibly durable, and able to heal quickly.
late the heroes into committing crimes so he can
His whole body was strengthened, allowing him
harass or arrest them. He’s a long-term annoyance,
to leap up to four hundred feet, and his eyesight
designed to be built up into a genuinely dangerous
and hearing were much more keen than a normal
threat and finally exposed. Then when he returns, it
person’s.
will be as a free-lance agent, possibly more danger-
In case Worthen couldn’t hit you hard enough, he
ous now that he’s desperate and without his chosen
was also given a special riot baton, which he could
family, the FBI.
ionize. It could act like a stun gun, continuing to
damage a person a few seconds after impact. He
developed a simple, effective fighting style with it,
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Special Agent Worthen PL 15/157 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity
8/3 11/6 2 5
Powers
Vitolite Treatment, Damage 4 (Str-based), En-
hanced Abilities 10 (Str +5, Sta +5, permanent),
Leaping 6 (400’), Regeneration 3, Senses 5 (Rapid
Extended 2 vision, Low-Light vision, Extended 1
hearing) (38 pts)
Ionized Club, 6 pt. array, easily removable -2
Strike, Damage 3 (Str-based; Secondary Effect) (6 pts)
Block, Protection 3, Deflect 3 (1 pt)
Equipment
Camera, Portable Radio, Audio Recorder, Hand-
cuffs, Lock Release Gun, Mini-tracer, Parabolic
Microphone
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
SKILLS
Athletics 5 (+13/+8), Close Combat (Club) 4 (+10),
Expertise (Criminology) 5 (+5), Insight 4 (+6), In-
timidation 8 (+10), Investigation 5 (+5), Perception
4 (+6), Persuasion 4 (+6), Ranged Combat (Guns) 6
(+11), Vehicles 5 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Benefit 1 (begins with Government
Agent; later changes to Independently Wealthy),
Close Attack 4, Contacts, Equipment 3, Power At-
tack, Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 3, Startle, Take-
down
Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6 0 2 2
Offense
Initiative +2
Strike +14, Toughness DC 30/21 unpowered
Heavy Pistol +14, Toughness DC 19
Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 27/18 unpowered
Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 15/10
Parry 10 Toughness 14/11*
Will 8 * unpowered 9/6
COMPLICATIONS
Family Grudge: Worthen holds a nasty grudge
against his family, who can’t understand why he’d
“stoop to public service.” Worthen will do anything
in his power to show his family he can make it with-
out their support.
Motivation—Law and Order: Special Agent
Worthen is driven by a similar view of law and
order as his idol, J. Edgar Hoover: conformity to the
law, proper respect and courtesy to its enforcers, and
subservience to government needs. Anyone lack-
ing in any of these areas is at best a radical in need
of watching; at worse, a subversive agent of wicked
powers out to bring down in flames the world’s
greatest democracy and best hope for peace.
Vitolite Treatment: Special Agent Worthen receives
his superhuman powers from a regular schedule of
direct exposure to vitolite energy. The duration of
each treatment is variable, though it’s almost always
good for at least a couple of days, up to a week.
Worthen can’t be certain of the duration, though
he’ll know immediately when it has worn off.

Power Points: Abilities 52 + Powers 43 + Advantages 17 + Skills 25 + Defenses 20 = 157 points

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VOX POPULI
Male, 29, 5’7” (8’5”), 155 lbs. (650 lbs.), blue eyes, brown hair
Really: Vincent Madden sweeping the nation’s youth. Vinnie discovered that
A part of: no criminal organization he got not only an emotional rush from this but
Based out of: Washington D.C. a physical one as well. Vinnie slowly developed a
Worked as: a professional orator; before that, he newfound strength, and used it to block attempts
held various odd jobs to break these protests up. Things were going great
Active during: the Bronze Age until Raul was murdered by a bystander angered at
his rhetoric. Vinnie swore to spread Raul’s message,
Looks: Vox Populi’s face is weathered and angular, the way Raul delivered it to the masses. He trained
he looks underfed despite being in good condition, himself to speak, his speeches packing punch that
his brown hair is stringy and his watery blue eyes reverberated and made Vinnie stronger than ever.
are darkly circled. The strength of his voice and his Without his moral compass though, Vinnie met a
carriage make him a charismatic presence. He wears new friend who helped him learn to appreciate the
baggy older clothes for those times he swells with monetary value of his help. He started small, asking
the power of his mobs. for food and lodging; but gradually this turned into
genuine fees, greater and greater amounts of money.
Known History: Vinnie was not born with his un- Now he’s a microphone-
natural glibness; in fact he suffered from severe for-hire, worth every
stuttering and shyness. Young Vincent grew penny.
up without a father figure, if his hardly
June Cleaver-esque mother ever knew
him. Arrest records reveal her habitual
drinking, leading to prostitution, and
drunk and disorderly arrests.
His mother passed away while
Vincent was in high school and his
life spun out of control. He quickly
squandered what little money had
been left to him on drink and drugs. Vincent
would have probably have wound up dead in
a gutter if he hadn’t run into Raul Famosa, a
political dissident and heavy pot user. Raul
indoctrinated the listless Vincent into the
radical life and showed him the introspec-
tion of an acid high. This expansion of his
consciousness may have activated his latent
powers but nobody knows for sure.
Raul and Vincent became an inseparable duo
as they hitchhiked across the country, feed-
ing the anti-war and free love movements
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Psychology: Vincent has become a bully. He revels cowardice gives him a vital weakness for the heroes
in the power his words grant him, but if things start to exploit if they find themselves unable to penetrate
going against him, that early repressed instinct from his protective mob “environment.” He can be an
his youth comes back with a vengeance. In spite of interesting foil for a player who likes the inspiring
his hang-ups, Vincent still believes in the American speaker character, bringing Interaction skill duels
Dream... one achieved through stepping over your front and center. If engaged in combat, Vox Populi
own (worthless) mother to get it, but it’s a belief will prefer to remain in the middle of his mob,
nevertheless. where his senses are keenest, the heroes are forced
to move slowly, and plenty of normals can force the
Known Abilities: Vox Populi’s powers draw from group to be more cautious. He’ll use his Environ-
the crowds his potent voice can hold in thrall. As mental Adaptation to take quick potshots with his
he grabs the attention and fervor of more people, great strength, and then retreat. He’ll run the second
he grows larger by several inches and pounds, and he senses the tide turning against his mob.
develops greater levels of strength and stamina. The
crowds do need to understand his words, and he has
no superhuman ability to sway their beliefs, but he
Adventure Seeds
Anti-war protesters have staged a major rally at an
is an incredibly skilled public speaker. Vox Populi
arms manufacturer, gathering the funds to hire Vox
has also come up with a fighting style geared to his
Populi. What they don’t realize is that Vox is already
favorite environment, the protest, wielding a num-
on someone’s payroll: a rival of the manufacturing
ber of improvised weapons with skill. (Game note:
company wants to use the riot as cover to conduct
Vox Populi needs to spend time speaking and agitat-
corporate espionage. Even Vox is being played, be-
ing in order to make his Persuasion roll. The results
cause the infiltrator intends to set off the plant and
of the Persuasion roll do not determine his ranks
blame the rally(a good place to use Brother Bola;
of effect, but the number of protesters according to
maybe MIA want their prototypes; Plutonium Man
his chart. He can spend a Standard Action making
and Operative F might be against their radioactive
another Persuasion check and add to the results, up
weapons experiments). Can the heroes uncover all
to a maximum of 35 affected people and maximum
these threads? Will cowardly Vox Populi do the right
power. Three rounds of Routine Persuasion checks
thing and save his mob if he learns the truth? What
with Skill Mastery will grant him full power.)
is the manufacturer hiding inside the walls of the
plant?
On the other hand: Vox Populi could be an even
greater sell-out, cynically manipulating various
Vox Populi has been hired to perform a very differ-
causes to earn the greatest amount of payday. Even
ent kind of riot: a prison break! Someone has helped
competing causes could bring him out with enough
him infiltrate a maximum security prison and now
cash. More frightening, this Vox Populi discovers
the clock is ticking for the heroes to find and expose
that if two of these competing causes violently clash,
him before he can start the action!
he can unlock greater size and strength, maybe even
other powers that fuel him to greater heights of
depravity and financial restitution.

Campaign Use
Vox Populi is a different take on a brick combined
with a twist on the radical dissident. This guy does
it for money, even if he believes in the cause. His
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Vox Populi PL 13/172 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
11/2 11/2 5 2 4 2 6 5
Powers Offense
Navigate Protest, Movement 1 (Environmental Initiative +5
Adaptation-crowds) (2 pts) Protest Sign +11, Toughness DC 30
Megaphone +9, Toughness DC 30
Protest Weapons, Damage 4 (Str-based) (4 pts) Unarmed +6, Toughness DC 26

Stirring Oratory, Enhanced Abilities 12 (Strength Defense

+6, Stamina +6) linked to Growth 3 linked to
Environment 4 (Impede Movement 1, Visibility 2)
linked to Sense 1 (Radial vision) (Persuasion Check
DC 15 required, Quirk-powers accumulate accord-
ing to chart below) (31 pts)
[see next page for table]
SKILLS
Close Combat (Megaphone) 3 (+7), Close Combat
(Protest sign) 5 (+9), Deception 8 (+13), Expertise
(Drug culture) 5 (+7), Expertise (Oratory) 9 (+11),
Insight 8 (+14), Perception 8 (+14), Persuasion 10
(+15), Ranged Combat (Bottles) 6 (+8), Treatment
4 (+6), Vehicles 4 (+6)
ADVANTAGES
Assessment, Benefit 1 (cult following), Close At-
tack 2, Connected, Contacts, Fascinate 2 (Decep-
tion, Persuasion), Favored Environment (Protests),
Favored Foes (Police), Great Endurance, Inspire 3,
Minions 8, Ranged Attack 3, Skill Mastery (Persua-
sion), Taunt
Stirring Oratory and Minions
on the next page
Dodge 9 Fortitude 15/6
Parry 9 Toughness 11/2
10
Will
COMPLICATIONS
Believer: Despite what his detractors try to pin
on him, Vox Populi does believe in the causes he
rouses rabbles for. He might insist on being paid a
premium, but he won’t take up a cause he’s against,
and he won’t sell out a cause. He might run from a
protest, but he won’t screw them over.
Coward: Vox Populi is a bully, physically and intel-
lectually. When confronted by greater force, or
stripped of his physical prowess, he’ll run at the first
opportunity.
Motivation—Patriotism: Despite all outward
appearances, Vox Populi is actually in it for love
of country. Unfortunately, all the worst parts of
America: greed, rebellion, vigilantism, excess, and
violence. But he does believe in the American
Dream, oddly enough.
Orator for Hire: Vox Populi is available to speak
out against any cause he already argues against, so
long as the money is right. He knows the strength
and the financial value of his speeches and the
physical power the mobs grants him.

Power Points: Abilities 56 + Powers 37 + Advantages 27 + Skills 35 + Defenses 17 = 172 points

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Stirring Oratory Table

The following table is used to track the effects of Vox Populi’s stirring oratory. He gains greater power based
upon the number of followers present as indicated below.

Follower Str Growth Environment Senses

5 +1 — — —
10 +2 1 — —
15 +3 1 Rank 1 —
20 +4 2 Rank 1 —
25 +5 2 Rank 2 —
30 +6 3 Rank 2 Radial
Vision

MINIONS
Sean O’Connor (PL 0/28 pts)
Sean is Vox Populi’s secret weapon. A yellow journalist out to take advantage of his colleague’s oratory and
powers, Sean slowly turned Vincent into the mercenary he’s become. Sean will go into an area in advance,
find what matters to the disaffected and rally them with promises of a champion. When the crowds-to-be
are primed, he steps aside and lets Vox Populi get to work, all the while collecting the fee and heading to the
next location. Use the Reporter entry for his stats.

Bodyguards (x3) (PL 2/30 pts)

Defense: Dodge 2 Parry 2 Fortitude 4 Toughness 3/2 Will 0
Abilities: Str 2 Sta 2 Agl 1 Dex 1 Fgt 2 Int 0 Awa 0 Pre -1
Equipment: Leather Jacket (+1 Toughness), Light pistol
Advantages: Equipment 2
Skills: Athletics 4 (+6), Expertise (Protection service) 4 (+4), Expertise (Streetwise) 3 (+3), Intimidation 5
(+4), Stealth 2 (+3), Vehicles 4 (+5)
Offense: Initiative +1, Unarmed +2 (Damage 2), Pistol +1 (ranged Damage 3)
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WARMONGER
Male, 27, 5’8”, 195 lbs., black eyes, red hair
Really: Walter Munger
A part of: the U.S. Department of Justice
Based out of: Washington, D.C.
Worked as: an undercover agent
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: This is a tough one, because that’s what he
can do. He can look like anyone. Seriously, does
even he know what he looked like to start anymore?
For that fact, does he ever bother to put the old
face back on? He does tend to settle on red hair and
black eyes, average height for a guy in his late twen-
ties.
He barely escaped exposure by the Aquarians in
the adventure that first brought the team together,
and would be pitted against them repeatedly, often
with Special Agent Worthen as an ally. Eventually,
a master plan was concocted to destroy the Aquar-
ians, framing their most controversial member for
murder. Worthen’s superiors were growing nervous
about Warmonger’s loose-cannon nature, so when
the trigger was pulled on the plan, it was Warmon-
ger’s murder that would send Hammer to prison.

Known History: Walter Munger discovered his

mutant gifts early on, using them as early as elemen-
tary school to get others in trouble for his misdeeds,
and slip away when everyone else was angry at each
other. He discovered that this power worked better
on large groups, as he failed at using these tech-
niques to escape punishment at home.
Walter grew up a listless individual, never really
able to decide what he wanted to do. This might
have resulted from having no real identity of his
own. He survived off of petty thefts and muggings
during riots he would start. He was a looter, do-
ing what he needed to survive as he wandered the
country.
This life of drifting petty theft eventually got him
arrested. But this led him to his new life, working
for the Justice Department. They trained him for
undercover work, gave him the code-name War-
monger, and assigned him to cause radical groups to
lose control so federal agencies could crack down on
them. This was a life he could enjoy, causing may-
hem and getting a legitimate paycheck for it. Better
still, he was bailed out by his government superi-
ors, even when he helped himself to the occasional
illegally-obtained “gratuity” from his workplace.
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Psychology: Warmonger is a tool, and he just might without any warning. Despite his lack of the Min-
know it. He’s not ambitious, and never learned to ions advantage, he should be considered to have a
do anything greater with his impressive powers than large group of standard minions to use. Since he
causing random mayhem. Later it becomes directed can only use whoever’s available, codifying them is
mayhem, but directed by other forces, for their unnecessary.
agendas. He has no politics, no causes, and no real
purpose except having a nice place to live and good
food to eat. He enjoys using his power, likes the
Adventure Seeds
The danger of every undercover agent: falling for the
rush it gives him, but beyond that, he’s a blank slate
infiltrated group. For what might be the first time in
emotionally as well.
his life, Warmonger has made an emotional con-
nection to a lovely young woman dedicated to the
Known Abilities: Warmonger is able to change his
cause at hand. But his mission is soon to end, and
appearance to resemble any other person. He can
he’s feeling the pressure to drive them over the edge
shift his features to either disguise himself as another
and into the FBI’s arms. He can’t hurt this person
person, or build a whole new face. His only limit
though, so what can he do? Can he find a way to
is his mass, which remains about the same. He is
alert the heroes, to save her, without blowing his
able to take mental control of a crowd of people in
own mission?
a sixty foot radius. He needs at least a dozen people
to seize power over the “mob mentality” and make it
The heroes are on the hunt for Warmonger, who’s
carry out whatever he desires. This lasts as long as he
taken refuge in a passing parade. Things can get
can focus on them, and as long as the mob can hear
really ugly now, with hundreds of people for War-
him.
monger to manipulate in different ways. Worse still,
Aside from his powers, he’s a master of deception,
the heroes have loved ones, either in the parade or
with a solid understanding of sociology that he uses
in the crowd. Now they have to save them, stop the
for manipulating his crowds.
crowd without hurting them, and catch a man who
could be anyone in the mass of people!
On the other hand: Warmonger has a power that
many would kill for, and there are many branches
of history where the full implications of his power Customization Notes
set him on a course of conquest. By keeping large
groups around him in his thrall, he could become
a terrifying force, with brainwashed minions ready
and eager to kill or be killed as he needs.

Campaign Use
Warmonger is a mystery threat, a rather easy villain
to defeat when exposed, but hard to root out. First,
the heroes have to learn that one of the people in
the area isn’t who he pretends to be. Then they can
begin to figure out if it’s Warmonger, and determine
his current scheme. He’s careful about his decep-
tions and keeps his Washington connections closely
guarded. So if the heroes can even get their hands
on him, they’ll be stunned to learn he’s out so soon
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Warmonger PL 12/187 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 6 4 4 3 1 1 4
Powers Offense
Any Ol’ Face in the Crowd, Morph 2 (humanoids Initiative +4
of same general height and weight) (10 pts) Club +13, Toughness DC 20
Heavy Pistol +11, Toughness DC 19
Riling the Crowd, Affliction 12 (vs. Will, En- Riling the Crowd, Dodge DC 22 for half effect,
tranced/Compelled/Controlled; Area-burst 2, Will vs. DC 22 to resist/escape
Concentration, Progressive; Limited-only works on
a 12+ crowd, Sense Dependent-audio) (48 pts)

Equipment Defense
20 equipment points for weapons and vehicles as Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
needed Parry 10 Toughness 10/6
Will 6
SKILLS
Athletics 5 (+8), Close Combat (Club) 8 (+11), COMPLICATIONS
Deception 10 (+14), Expertise (Psychology) 7 (+8), Lacking: Warmonger is lacking in ambition and
Expertise (Sociology) 7 (+8), Insight 5 (+6), Investi- emotional connection. It’s not that he doesn’t
gation 4 (+5), Perception 5 (+6), Persuasion 6 (+10), understand or feel emotions, they’re just not an
Ranged Combat (Guns) 5 (+9), Stealth 6 (+10) important part of his life. This makes it hard to
connect with other people, or to maintain focus on
ADVANTAGES a project.
All-out Attack, Benefit (Government Agent), Close
Attack 2, Connected, Contacts, Defensive Attack, Motivation—Thrills: Warmonger does what he
Defensive Roll 4, Equipment 4, Improved Dis- does because he can, and it gives him a surge of
arm, Inspire, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 2, Skill power to bend people to his will. That such gifts
Mastery (Deception), Ultimate Skill (Deception), can provide a decent lifestyle with little work is even
Well-informed better.
MINIONS
While lacking specialized Minions, Warmonger
often recruits normal criminals to help him set up a
target, enact a plan needing multiple people, and to
instigate crowds that he needs for his powers

Power Points: Abilities 52 + Powers 58 + Advantages 23 + Skills 34 + Defenses 20 = 187 points

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WOLFHEART
Male, 37, 5’11”, 185 lbs., blue eyes, black hair
Really: Jason Walker
A part of: no organized groups or teams, but ran his
own cells of terrorists
Based out of: Tempe, Arizona
Worked as: a construction worker
Active during: the Bronze Age
Looks: Jason is an American Indian man in his late
thirties. He wears stereotypical costuming for “his
people”: Buckskin pants, war-paint on a bare chest,
headband and feathers in his hair, the whole deal.
Jason wears a small winged mask over his eyes and
at all times a sneer on his face, framed by straight
black hair. He is muscled but lean with a chiseled
physique (he is, after all, bare-chested and the ladies
are looking).
of one tribe or another and that they killed settlers
in the TV and movies. He was far more interested
in making use of his exotic looks to get dates. After
school, Jason went to work for his father’s construc-
tion company expecting a cushy job, and was sorely
disappointed. Walker Senior believed in working up
from the bottom. Jason resented it at first but then
the women started to notice his hardening body and
he quickly volunteered for the physical work.
This all came to an end when the draft caught up
with him. Jason wanted nothing to do with being
shipped thousands of miles from home to shoot
at people he didn’t know. His father was a patriot
though, and insisted that Jason report for training.

Known History: Wolfheart is really Jason Lone

or Jason Walker to “the White Man’s world”, and
Jason Lone Walk is his American Indian name, if
you ask. He knows the history of his people, and
what’s been done to them; he knows how they’ve
been ill-treated, and how special their culture is. He
has studied the noble religions and mystical paths,
and his eyes are open to the need to fight the White
Man’s overlordship. He is a fanatic, and will lead his
people to recognition of wrongs, and bring restitu-
tion. In truth, he is what today would be called a
“plastic shaman”: he does know magic, but dresses
it up in a mishmash of Native American beliefs that
fool most of the world. His own people know bet-
ter, he’s just a fake, hurting the cause in an excuse to
blow things up.
Jason Walker was born with just enough ances-
tral blood to qualify as a Native American under
federal and tribal laws, but he was about as white
bread as you can get. He went to an exclusive high
school and drove his father’s luxury car. All he knew
about Native Americans was that his dad was part
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Jason ran to Canada instead, wandering a country
that wasn’t his home, and trying to start a life of
his own without all the comforts of Dad’s success.
He tried to worm his way into the reservations and
tribal lands of the north (after all, in his mind, “all
us Indians look the same”), but they weren’t fooled
for long. He did start learning some of their history
and myths.
When Jason finally returned to the States at the
war’s end, his father had disowned him. His govern-
ment continued to hunt him down for draft dodg-
ing. His people saw through his fakery and deceit.
He’d never really connected to people anyway, just
liked using them for his own comfort. He let his
hatred consume him, and looked for ways to spread
it. During this period, he built up a network of
similarly disillusioned young Native Americans,
and stumbled into his own vision quest. He walked
back out from being lost in the desert with an
understanding of the magical world. How and why
remained a mystery, one Jason never talked about,
but it helped him to make his case against the
“White Man,” and claim to be a powerful shaman
of the First People come for revenge. It gave Jason
all the power, influence and excuse he needed to do
what he really crusaded for: blowing things up and
hurting people.
Psychology: Jason Walker is a man who banks on
his persecution complex. He willingly plays up the
injustices and prejudices against his people but only
so far as to mask his own rage. Jason is an irratio-
nally angry man above and beyond everything else.
He enjoys the mayhem, pain and misery his actions
cause. The rhetoric of injustice and the sympathy he
gets for it are the tools that can get him farther in
his campaign of bloodshed and carnage, and help
him escape retribution. He has no compunction
about using his believers, discarding them to keep
himself safe.
Known Abilities: Wolfheart is a magician, using a
kind of sorcery akin to the “skin-walking” of Ameri-
can Indian legends to grant himself “man-animal”
shapes, taking advantage of the abilities that bestial
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forms can give him. By becoming a “man-raven,”
he flies and sees better than human. By becom-
ing a “bison-man,” his skin becomes tougher and
his body far stronger. He decides what abilities he
derives from these shapes, and they don’t have to
remain consistent. If he needs a bison’s horns and
speed instead of its strength, he can do that. The
key limits are only his knowledge of various ani-
mals, that he maintains a humanoid shape, and that
the abilities are found in nature. Wolfheart is also
knowledgeable about magic in general, and skilled
enough to read or create rituals that generate mysti-
cal effects. However, his lack of faith, his bitterness,
and his eclectic knowledge limit his overall power.
Aside from his magical prowess, Wolfheart is a
cunning, good-looking con artist, well-practiced
at using people’s desires against them. He is also a
skilled, self-trained demolitions expert.
On the other hand: there are worlds where Wolf-
heart was brought up by a father much more in-
vested in his cultural legacy. This Jason Lone Walker
learned at an earlier age about the grandeur of the
local tribal history, and a more general account of
the First Peoples overall. He came back from his
vision quest and dedicated his magical skill and
newfound gifts to the advancement of the Ameri-
can Indian cause. He’s a hero to his people in some
worlds, and offering his powers to the betterment of
all. He battles villains and defends against disasters,
both for his tribe, his nation and for all the citizens
of the United States, in that order. He’s a valued
ally of the Torchbearers, often consulted when the
region is threatened.
But he could become more bloodthirsty. A Wolf-
heart with a true cause firing up his hatred could
be an even scarier foe. With a crusade to fight,
this Wolfheart would have reasons to enhance his
abilities, to learn new and greater ways to wield the
natural world against the hated U.S. This Wolfheart
would learn to command the animals as his army,
to expand his range of shapeshifting, and perhaps
grant bestial shapes to his followers as well. Instead
of a dangerous antisocial foe, he becomes a threat
of titanic proportions. [This Wolfheart should have
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Summon Animals to call forth ravens, coyotes, able to take on even more bestial shapes? Can a
eagles, hawks and similar animals important to Na- rampaging fire-breathing lizard-man Wolfheart be
tive American cultures. He could even bring forth out of the question?
the spirits to help him, such as Thunderbird and
others. Give him a second Manitou Mimicry power Wolfheart manages to bite a visiting dignitary with
as above, but add the Affects Others Only extra to snake fangs filled with a venomous cocktail. He
grant bestial shapes to his followers, providing him promises to deliver the anti-venom in exchange for
with powerful minions to fight a larger group on his the release of several American Indian “prisoners of
own. Finally, increasing his Expertise (Magic) makes war” and two million dollars. He has no plans to do
his Ritualist advantage even more useful.] anything of the sort even though he has the anti-
dote. The heroes need to find Wolfheart and retrieve
the antidote, while trying to figure out what the
Campaign Use villain’s real scheme is.
Wolfheart is a terrorist without a cause, a dan-
gerous, angry young man who can misdirect the
heroes on his first appearance. What appears to be Customization Notes
a crusader for the Native American plight turning
out to be just a bully can make for a change of pace
in a period of causes, rallies and civil rights clashes.
When he makes return attacks on the heroes, they
know the truth, and the priority becomes convinc-
ing his fooled minions that Wolfheart doesn’t care
about them. With judicious use of his power, he
can be a tough one-on-one fight, and a versatile
opponent with a wide array of abilities. He’s a great
choice for the occasional super-villain teams, that
versatility giving such a grouping a decent edge
against hero teams that are familiar with their foes.
Finally, he offers a final trick; he seems like he could
be a sympathetic character, someone the heroes
could reach, to try and reform. He’s not, he’s just
a man who likes to hurt people, but he’s also a con
artist, and using this against the heroes can make
for some fun role-play as they decide to trust him or
not.

Adventure Seeds
Wolfheart plans on derailing and robbing a U.S.
Army convoy he believes carries payroll. He and his
gang will attack while the convoy (truck or train
as the GM prefers) passes through a town, using
surprise and bystanders to their advantage. They
remain unaware of a secret cargo of radioactive
isotopes actually being carried. If the isotopes are
exposed, are the heroes ready to handle a Wolfheart
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Wolfheart PL 10/157 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
4 6 3 2 5 1 6 2
Powers Offense
Manitou Mimicry, Shape-shifting 5 (Limited- ani- Initiative +3
mal/man shapes and natural animal powers) (30 pts) Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 19

SKILLS Defense
Athletics 6 (+10), Deception 8 (+10), Expertise Dodge 10 Fortitude 10
(Magic) 8 (+9), Insight 5 (+11), Investigation 5 Parry 10 Toughness 10/6
(+6), Perception 6 (+12), Persuasion 4 (+6), Ranged 10
Will
Combat (Guns) 6 (+8), Stealth 8 (+11), Technology
8 (+9) COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Anger: Wolfheart engages in his
ADVANTAGES terrorist activities out of a sense of rage and anger,
All-out Attack, Close Attack 4, Defensive Roll 4, but not for any real cause. Instead, he enjoys taking
Favored Environment (Deserts), Improved Defense, his anger out on people and entities because they’re
Power Attack, Ranged Attack 2, Ritualist, Skill Mas- there.
tery (Demolitions), Ultimate Skill (Magic)
Plastic Shaman: Despite the fact that this phrase
will not come into vogue for a couple of decades,
Wolfheart is absolutely one. He is no medicine man
or shaman; he has an array of magical knowledge he
uses to pretend, but it’s all fake. He has no real care
for American Indian cultures, using them as a con
to win sympathizers unaware of the truth.

Power Points: Abilities 58 + Powers 30 + Advantages 17 + Skills 32 + Defenses 20 = 157 points

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The Iron Age Tone

The Iron Age came from the fallout of the political cynicism of the post-Watergate/
post-Vietnam years, combined with the experimentation and growing pains of
Bronze Age comics. More and more, stories started to examine super-heroes under
the mask, and what drove them to be costumed adventurers. In some cases, they
were compared to real world desires and actions, contrasted with what would be
real world results for “super-heroing,” and examining what “super-heroes in the real
world” would be like. While several of the early stories of the Iron Age became legiti-
mate classics, they led to others copying the cynicism and darkness in their panels.
Society was irreparably flawed and morally bankrupt; only by being more ruthless
and violent could a hero survive “true villainy” and greater violence would solve
violent problems. Heroes were dark and gritty, returning to the vigilantism common
in the Golden Age and pushing it to greater extremes. Spines were broken, rape and
torture were present. Heroism was no longer about being of a higher moral fiber
than your enemies, but about being just as extreme as they were and stronger, all
while claiming to protect society. In some cases, heroes were as mentally unbalanced
and driven by their inner demons as their opponents. It was no surprise that comic
heroes of this time carried guns, whether they had powers or not, and were quick to
shoot first, shoot again and then ask questions. The entire age was one of stress, and
being on the edge of a violent mental breakdown.

Heroes of the time were given greater powers, all the better for causing collateral
damage in their “widescreen blockbuster” fight scenes. Deus ex Historica goes with
this general trend by making the noteworthy super-group of the Iron Age chapter
PL 12/180 points. They’re all powerful, and most of their powers are potent varied
attacks, able to inflict great damage on their enemies and the landscape. Character
construction gets a little more complex as well, as powers start to receive more twists
to differentiate characters from similar archetypes of earlier ages.
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T.E.A.M. FORCE
(Tactical Espionage and Metahuman Force)
Roster: Barb, Bloodshot, Cyber-Commando, Flash-
fire, No. 1 Gun
History: As supporters of the independent-minded
Torchbearers moved on to other things or retired,
the government chose to sever their ties with the
Torchbearers and form a super-hero team under
their direct control. They turned to an old hand,
Lieutenant General John “Jet” Whitehorse, who was
days from retiring. His retirement was held up and
he was handed control of the project, the Tactical
Espionage and Metahuman Force.
He was given the Cyber-Commando and No. 1
Gun for initial recruits, and they rescued a Cuban
political refugee. Secretly blackmailed by INS, she
“volunteered” for the Force as Flashfire. Whitehorse
then uncovered a secret behind the team’s first foes,
Blood Lily and her dominatrix Barb: Barb was the
animated form of Jenny Jackson. He put everything
on the line to break her free of Lily’s control, then
offered her a chance to atone on his team. Eventu-
ally, Bloodshot would join the group during a con-
frontation with Army B.R.A.T and Wardog.
Government PR informed the public that TEAM
Force would be “justice the way the American
people want it,” but people quickly saw a distinction
between law enforcement and the military. TEAM
Force was raw power, while the police gave priority
to ensuring public safety. Collateral damage and by-
stander casualties were a given anytime the TEAM
was called in to deal with villains.
The team never gelled. The hard-core nature of
their actions repulsed more of the public. Pragmatic
members like No. 1 Gun and vicious members like
Bloodshot collided with the more high-minded
Flashfire and General Whitehorse. Eventually, the
group would implode when Whitehorse learned
the truth about Flashfire. He retired and revealed it,
leading to the project’s shutdown.
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Resources: T.E.A.M. Force is based out of a head-
quarters at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Thanks to their
close ties with the military, a lot of equipment is
available to them on the taxpayer’s dime. All mem-
bers of T.E.A.M. Force have access to any of the
vehicles, weapons and support services available at
the Fort.
T.E.A.M. Base (19 pts)
Size Huge, Toughness 16
Features: Combat Simulator, Communications, Com-
puter, Gym, Hangar, Infirmary, Living Space, Personnel,
Power System, Security System, Workshop
Thunderboomer (39 pts)
Size Gargantuan, Strength 12, Speed 10 (2000 mph),
Toughness 16, Defense 0
Features: Navigation System, Cloaking Device (radar),
Sustained Armor 5, Air-to-Air Missiles (Ranged damage
11, Burst area 8, Homing 6)
Strato-Steed (Alternate vehicle, 1 pt)
Size Large, Strength 6, Speed 6 (120 mph), Toughness 7,
Defense 0
Features: Remote Control, Machine gun (ranged multiat-
tack damage 6)
Total Points = 59, Equipment 12
Legacy: Some believe T.E.A.M. Force’s legacy is the
object lesson of government interference in superhe-
roes, trying to use dangerous psychotics on a short
leash. Superheroes have always been about doing
the right thing even when it means pain and sacri-
fice, but T.E.A.M. Force’s failed heroes were just as
violent and bloodthirsty as the villains. After this
public relations black eye, there hasn’t been another
public attempt, and it’s unlikely there would be
given the bad taste left in many people’s mouths.
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Barb
Female, 45 at time of death; 5’8”, 165 lbs., black hair, red eyes
Really: Jennifer Jackson
A part of: T.E.A.M. Force
Based out of: Langley, Virginia
Worked as: a superhuman government agent
Active during: the Iron Age
Looks: Poor Jenny has never looked hotter, which
is disturbing considering how she has come to exist.
At five-eight, she’s an inch taller than she used to
be, and her muscle tone is more defined than ever.
Raven-black hair flows down to the small of her
back, and her fiery red eyes always look angry. Her
skin is pale and smooth, in stark contrast to the
dark red costume she wears. Perhaps her most strik-
ing feature is the lengths of barbed chain that orbit
her constantly. They’re scary, with flickering hellfire
and reddish glints on the black links.
of the sorceress’s control. She was horrified by what
Lilian had done to her. Poor Jenny briefly went ber-
serk, and totaled Lilian’s base of operations. When
she recovered her senses, she ran off into the night,
alone and very much lost. Eventually she came into
contact with General Whitehorse, who offered her a
place in his new organization, doing what she used
to do so well. With no legal existence, and refusing
to go to her family in this state, she accepted. She
became Barb, and changed everything about herself.
Jenny Jackson was still dead, and there was no way
she would give Blood Lily the satisfaction of defiling
what Spring-heeled Jill had built up. Villains of the
world would learn to fear Barb.

Known History: Jennifer Jackson had sacrificed

her life years before to stop Angeldust and save her
friends. She was mourned by many, and her life was
held up as an example of heroism to aspire toward.
It drove her brother back into costume, and was
part of a chain of events that founded the Torch-
bearers.
Lilian Van Anders couldn’t let things rest like
that. She’d been Angeldust’s Lily back in his
heyday, but she’d convinced everyone she’d paid
her dues in prison and made amends, assimilated
back into society, and earned back her family’s
trust. Lilian had become the belle of the ball again,
a socialite riding high on her reformation and cur-
rent successes. It was time to get to work on what
she really wanted. She used her magic, and a rest-
lessness for justice left undone, to reanimate Jenny,
remolding her undead body to suit Lilian’s desire to
be worshiped properly, and to put the self-righteous
Jenny “in her place.”
Jenny’s will proved too strong, breaking her free
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Psychology: Jenny has changed since her death, and
really, who can blame her? Barb is now a sullen in-
trovert, who prefers to be alone when not on a mis-
sion. There’s a mean streak just beneath the alabaster
skin. She enjoys hurting criminals, and hearing vil-
lains beg for mercy. She is devoted to hunting down
drug dealers and pushers, and she feels one who
killed her is still out there. She doesn’t know where;
no one does. Angeldust hasn’t been seen in years
now, and some people wonder if he’s even alive. She
knows he is, because if he were dead, she’d have seen
him in the afterlife. She trains relentlessly when not
on the field. Here, all those pent-up frustrations and
painful turmoil bubble out of her. The real Jenny,
the sweet big sister, the caring mother figure, the
smiling adventuress, lies somewhere in there still. It
will just take a lot to reach.
Known Abilities: Barb is an undead being. I’ve
heard some technical terms for her current state, the
main one being revenant. Whatever she is, her body
is very durable. She can lift a thousand pounds with
her enhanced strength, and her stamina and dura-
bility are superhuman. She no longer ages, being
dead and all, nor does she need to breathe, sleep, or
eat like living people. Her body doesn’t even know
how to stay down when it seems she should be dead.
Within a day or so, she’ll be back up and ready for
more action.
She is circled by a number of chains, black links,
flickering tongues of fire and little rough barbs in
endless orbits around her body. She can direct these
chains for a variety of attacks. Aside from normal
lashing damage, she can paralyze a person’s body, or
strike at the soul to incapacitate someone. She can
even lash out with a chain that strikes a person “out
of phase,” forcing intangible targets into a tangible
state. With a spin of her body and chains, she can
cause a tornado that sweeps the area immediately
around her.
On the other hand: it’s not impossible for Blood
Lily to be more cautious in how she casts her reani-
mation ritual. In this branch, Barb remains at Lily’s
side, and makes a very dangerous minion. Between
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Barb and Metal Rain, Blood Lily has an easier time
accomplishing her aims, while letting the truth of
Barb’s history out to the world. This Barb is stained
in blood and darkness, and it’s a sad, sad state of
affairs for a once-great heroine.
Then again, there’s another branch that has Barb
escaping Lily’s control, but in the process, her rage
kills Blood Lily. Again stained by blood and dark-
ness, this Barb never manages to escape the evil that
Lily planted in her reanimation. She never joins any
other heroes, instead becoming a dangerous, vicious
menace, eager to battle the forces of good in the
hopes that maybe someone, somewhere can free her
from her monstrous existence.
Campaign Use
Barb is a versatile, mobile attacker, with a number
of unique combat powers to bring to a battle. She’s
also tough to take down, and impossible to keep
down thanks to her Immortality. In combat, she
brings a multitude of attacks, and with Hero Points
and Extra Effort, her variety becomes nearly limit-
less.
Barb is a tragic hero. Her past life was one of glory
and excitement, a life well lived. Now she’s undead,
her skin cold, her body turned into a weapon, all in
an attempt to gain some sick posthumous revenge
on her legacy. Needless to say, there are plenty of
opportunities for players to have fun avoiding her
family and elements of her past, seeking revenge
on her killer and creator, and avoiding making new
bonds with her teammates. In other words, angst
and woe on an Iron Age scale.
Adventure Seed
Blood Lily has decided she needs to correct her
biggest mistake, and has a new scheme to take out
Barb. This time it involves reanimating the Van-
guard of America and sending Jenny’s former team-
mates to drag her back into the afterlife. Barb has to
face a choice: take the chance to at last rest in peace,
or fight against it to save her former allies!
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Barb PL 12/180 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 6 5 1 7 0 5 3
Powers Offense
Infernal Chains 27 pt. array Initiative +5
Thundering Blows, Damage 10 (Multiattack, Penetrating Ghost Blow +12, Toughness DC 22 (for two
5, Reach 2) (27 pts) rounds), Nullify +6 check vs. Will or Power Rank
Ghost Blow, Damage 7 (Str-based; Affects Insubstantial
2, Reach 2, Secondary Effect) linked to Nullify 6 (All
(vs. Insubstantial)
Descriptors, Reach 2; Close range, Limited to Insubstan- Lashing Blows +12, Fortitude DC 26 against
tial) (1 pt) Damage
Lashing Blows, Damage 11 (Alternate Resistance-Forti- Paralyzing Blow +12, Fortitude DC 22
tude, Reach 2, Split 3) (1 pt) Soul-searing Blow +12, Will DC 22
Paralyzing Blow, Affliction 12 (vs. Fortitude, hindered/
Immobile/Paralyzed; Cumulative, Reach 2) (1 pt)
Thundering Blows +12, Toughness DC 25+ (Mul-
Soul-Searing Blow, Affliction 12 (vs. Will, Dazed/ tiattack, Penetrating 5)
Stunned/Incapacitated; Cumulative, Reach 2) (1 pt) Tornado Blow, Dodge DC 19 for ½ effect; Tough-
Tornado Blow, Damage 9 (Area-burst, Penetrating 9; ness DC 24/20
Activation-move) (1 pt) Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 20

Undead Body, Immortality 5 (1 day), Immunity Defense

11 (aging, total life support), Protection 4, Senses 2 10 10
Dodge Fortitude
(darkvision) (27 pts)
Parry 14 Toughness 10

Equipment
2 ranks of Team Equipment
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+10), Athletics 4 (+9), Close Combat
(Chains) 3 (+10), Deception 2 (+5/+7 with At-
tractive), Expertise (Occult) 5 (+5), Intimidation 7
(+10), Perception 5 (+10), Persuasion 4 (+7/+9 with
Attractive), Stealth 5 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
All-Out Attack, Assessment, Attractive 1, Benefit 2
(Legally deceased; Government agent), Close Attack
2, Diehard, Equipment 2, Favored Foe (spellcast-
ers), Fearless, Improved Smash, Improved Trip,
Startle, Takedown 1
Will 10
COMPLICATIONS
Chains: Barb is always circled by the chains that
provide her name. She can wrap them up to hide
them beneath her clothing with a sustained action,
but loss of concentration will let them lash back out
into their orbits, two to three feet away.
Enemies: Barb has two particular foes she hunts as
relentlessly as she can. The first is Angeldust, who
murdered her years ago. The second is Blood Lily,
who raised her from death and attempted to control
her to do evil.
Motivation—Vengeance: She desires brutal re-
venge on those villains who escape the law to harm
the innocent, especially betrayers.

Power Points: Abilities 64 + Powers 59 + Advantages 16 + Skills 20 + Defenses 21 = 180 points

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BLOODSHOT
Male, 36, 6’2”, 185 lbs., red eyes, blond hair
Really: Karl Logan What happened to Bloodshot after the TEAM’s
A part of: T.E.A.M. Force disbanding is a mystery. He was never cured as far
Based out of: Fort Dix, New Jersey as anyone knows, but he dropped off the grid. Some
Worked as: a mercenary say he’s still under government contract as an assas-
Active during: the Iron Age sin, others claim he was secretly killed. A few think
that the real vampires got to him, whatever that
Looks: Bloodshot is a strange mix of stereotypical might mean.
vampire and more stereotypical soldier-of-fortune.
He has pale skin and mean red eyes, with short slick
black hair. He’s good-looking in that dangerous sort
of way, with fluid, superhuman movements. Layered
over this is the camo suit and flak jacket he tends to
wear on the field, the hefty gun in his hands,
and gleaming fangs when he smiles.

Known History: Bloodshot was a

mercenary soldier offered a deal by a
shadowy council of scientists with a
new super-serum. Who the hell
still trusts a group of shadowy
scientists anyway? After the
experiment, Karl came out
with enhanced speed, toughness,
and strength, claws and fangs, but a
craving for fresh blood. Unprepared for
being made into a living vampire, he
freaked out and trashed the lab (and
more than a few of the scientists). He
lost himself in the urban jungles of the
country, surviving as best he could until
he was approached by Gen. Whitehorse with a
new offer.
The idea of redemption didn’t matter much to
the merc, but a chance for a cure interested him and
he signed up. T.E.A.M. Force wasn’t much to him,
just superhuman dysfunctional people playing sol-
dier while their strings were pulled from elsewhere.
But at least the eye candy was better quality than
outside.
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Psychology: Bloodshot is a hard-bitten mercenary
with a long history of firefights and brush wars. He’s
cynical, with rarely a good word about anything or
anyone, and a habit of pointing out how hopeless a
situation is while grinning like a jackal. Needless to
say, he’s not an easy man to befriend, but he knows
how to work with a unit. He’s a take-charge person
who never second-guesses a choice, and that makes
him valuable to the group. He’s got a high level of
loyalty to his employer and fellow mercs (in this
case, he counts TEAM Force), and anything that
affects them draws his attention, whether it affects
him or not. No one messes with his people but him.
Known Abilities: First and foremost, before we
even get to the pointy fang stuff, Bloodshot is a
mercenary soldier. He’s skilled in the use of various
firearms, blades and hand-to-hand combat. Don’t
discount his skills before his transformation. Several
nine-millimeter rounds fired in a burst will kill you
just as soon as having your throat ripped out.
He’s not a real vampire, in that he’s still alive,
but his strength, stamina and speed are boosted to
superhuman levels, and he regenerates quickly if he
can feed on blood. He can also leap far and climb
sheer surfaces, which I believe is one of his more un-
nerving abilities, along with his hypnotic gaze. He
has fully functional fangs and retractable claws from
his fingers, and they’re hard to heal from. Drain-
ing blood from someone leaves them physically
weakened, by even greater amounts than you might
expect from the loss of comparatively little blood.
The downside of power is his need for blood: if he
goes for more than a few days without feeding, he
starts to weaken until he collapses unconscious. It’s
his only classic vampire weakness, however, being a
product of science, not literature.
On the other hand: Bloodshot was in action in
Eastern Europe when the local gang lord revealed
himself to be more than human. A powerful vam-
pire, he easily dispatched Karl’s team and then
turned the surviving soldier into one of his undead
minions. Karl’s not so quick to just lie down, and
his first action rising up from his grave was to kill
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his maker. In possession of tremendous powers to
back up his military skills, in a land of confusion
and bloodshed, this Bloodshot took over the local
syndicate, gathered his mercenary comrades and
became the local ruler, starting a reign of terror.
Campaign Use
Bloodshot is the vicious martial artist of the group,
with hand-to-hand powers and ability to withstand
or recover from attacks. He’s a feral beast in battle
and can bring guns to the fight if needed. In com-
bat, he might start out covering his teammates so
they can close with the target, then use his super-
speed to get into the thick of it, letting his natural
weapons fly. He’ll use his hypnotic gaze on weak-
willed minions to sow confusion in enemy ranks.
He’s ready to be a support character for fighting foes
with very high protections.
His personality is as sharp and vicious as his claws.
He seems to have few upsides, constantly the source
of friction. But he’s loyal to his teammates, and feels
isolated from society by his bloodlust. If vampires
are a part of the campaign, he’ll feel isolated from
them too, since he’s not really one of them. If this
isolation, and his lifetime of warfare, can be over-
come, there’s a real person deep inside, and who
knows what might come out?
Adventure Seeds
Bloodshot has become somewhat of a celebrity
among the early goth subculture and finds himself
followed by admirers while he is out in public. This
is a problem, made worse when one of the admirers
turns out to be a genuine vampire, who has decided
Bloodshot will be her Prince of Darkness. How will
Bloodshot deal with a supernatural stalker, especially
if she’s stronger than him?
More living vampires are starting to appear, and it’s
obvious that Bloodshot’s creators are back in opera-
tion. This is his big chance for a cure, but first he
has to lead his team against a squad of Bloodshots.
What if the scientists have started to mass produce
other horror movie monsters for their forces?
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Bloodshot PL 12/180 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 10 7 3 4 1 2 2
Powers Offense
Vampiric Attacks, 11 pt. array Initiative +15
Blood Drain, Weaken 10 (Physical Abilities; Broad, Si- Blood Drain, Grab +14, Str. vs. Str or Dex, Forti-
multaneous, Precise; Grab-based, Limited—Victim must tude DC 20
have blood) (11 pts)
Natural Weapons, Damage 5 (Str-based; Alternate resis-
Hypnotic Gaze, perception, Will DC 22
tance—Fortitude, Incurable) (1 pt) Knife +14/+9, Toughness DC 21, 19-20 critical
Hypnotic Gaze, perception range Affliction 12 (vs. Will, Natural Weapons (Bite) +14, Fortitude DC 25
Entranced/Defenseless; Subtle 1; Limited to Two Degrees, Sub-Machine Gun +9, Toughness DC 19+ (multi-
Diminished Range 3, Sense Dependent—Visual) (1 pt) attack)

Vampiric Body, Immunity 10 (Life support), Defense

Senses 5 (Darkvision, accurate acute Olfactory) (15 14 10
Dodge Fortitude
pts)
Parry 12 Toughness 10
Hard to Kill, Regeneration 4 (Persistent; Source—
blood) (4 pts) Will 8
Preternatural Movement, Super-speed 2 (30 mph,
-2 ranks of Time for Routine tasks, +8 Initiative), COMPLICATIONS
Leaping 7 (900’), Movement 2 (Wall-crawling 2) Addiction—Blood: Bloodshot must drink human
(17 pts) blood to survive. After a few days without feeding,
he gains the Impaired condition. If he goes twice as
Equipment long, this increases to Disabled, and eventually can
Knife, Damage 1, 19-20 Critical Incapacitate him. One feeding reverses these condi-
Sub-Machine Gun, ranged multiattack Damage 4 tions immediately.
2 ranks for Team Equipment
Motivation—Cure: Bloodshot hopes the govern-
SKILLS ment scientists will find a cure to his vampirism in
Acrobatics 6 (+13), Athletics 4 (+9), Close Combat return for his service to TEAM Force.
(knife) 6 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 6 (+10),
Deception 6 (+8), Expertise (Mercenary) 6 (+7), Prejudice—Vampire: No matter how much they
Ranged Combat (Knife) 3 (+6), Ranged Combat play them down in popular culture, the vampire is
(Guns) 3 (+6), Stealth 6 (+13) terrifying on a primal level, and Bloodshot must
deal with humans’ base reactions.
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Animal Empathy, Ben-
efit (government agent), Close Attack 4, Diehard,
Equipment 5, Fast Grab, Move-by Action, Ranged
Attack 3
Power Points: Abilities 68 + Powers 49 + Advantages 19 + Skills 23 + Defenses 21 = 180 points
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CYBER-COMMANDO
Male, physically 21 (chronologically 18 months), 5’9”, 235 lbs., blue Eyes, blond hair
Really: Cole Haynes using him in urban combat was like using a bazooka
A part of: T.E.A.M. Force on a fly, massive carnage for a precision problem.
Based out of: Fort Dix, New Jersey Still, Whitehorse did what he could with what
Worked as: a soldier he was given, which is the story of both their lives.
Active during: the Iron Age Cole did the best with his circumstances, even if he
didn’t understand the problems he caused. He wasn’t
Looks: Cole Haynes has the same physical traits as bad, just ill-prepared for life without violence.
the man he was cloned from, but more muscular.
He is younger, having been matured to “early twen-
ties” while in the tank. His right eye is covered with
a green-lensed scope attached to his face. His other
eye is just red. His left arm is pure cybernetics and
his normal arm carries a drum-fed automatic
shotgun.

Known History: Cyber-Commando is an

unholy experiment with DNA and cutting
edge cybernetics. He is the clone of the original
Cowboy Commando, Cody Haynes. The only nod
to the original is a tin sheriff’s star that someone
pinned to the chest of his uniform, a mockery of
everything Cody stood for given the new Com-
mando’s purpose.
The government needed a new patriotic hero for
a world that had moved beyond black and white
morality. Several ideas were batted around, from
the always problem-plagued hero creation processes
to a non-powered hero. They finally agreed on a
compromise; they would take the DNA from one of
America’s earliest heroes, the Cowboy Commando,
and create a clone they could mold into what they
needed.
Thus Cyber-Commando was created and several
immediately-apparent problems were covered up so
he could move forward. A perfectly heartless war-
rior, he lacked empathy, or even an understanding
of compassion, making him less than ideal as a pub-
lic hero. Gen. Whitehorse was told to make some-
thing of him in TEAM Force. The problem was
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Psychology: There’s not a lot to say about Cole.
He was cloned to be exactly what he is, a powerful
warrior with an organic battle computer in his head.
To this extent, when he’s on the field, he’s in his
element: confident, cocky, and capable. He’d be a
great field leader, much like his source material, if he
could separate collateral damage and civilian casual-
ties from his “acceptable body count” list. Still, if
you need a take-charge person, he’s your man.
He’s much less successful off the battlefield. Here,
he becomes quiet, almost sullen, preferring to keep
physically active as best he can. He’s usually found
outdoors, riding, running, or just training. Fort
Dix’s base personnel actually like him, as he’s quick
to pitch in with general maintenance, just to keep
busy. I think it’s so he doesn’t have to think about
his stunted maturation, something that Barb notices
and tries to help him overcome. He’s very much an
adolescent in a powerful human tank.
Known Abilities: Cyber-Commando is a clone
with heavy modifications during the development
process, giving his body incredible constitution and
superhuman strength. His optic nerves were grafted
with cybernetics to enhance his visual range, while
his ear drums were cyber-enhanced with radio trans-
ceivers. Once his body was modified, he was pre-
sented with high-grade, advanced weaponry for his
“war on crime.” The first of these is the auto cannon
he carries, with its armor piercing, high explosive
and homing ammunition. He also sports a grenade
launcher equipped with fragmentation, sleep gas,
smoke and flash-bang grenades. Cyber-Commando
carries a range of smaller firearms and hand weapons
as well, all part of being a walking arsenal.
On the other hand: Cole could have enjoyed the
taste of violence on his first outing and refused to
stop. Grabbing up all the ammo he could acquire,
he stormed off the base and into the great wide
world to indulge this bloodlust. This Cyber-Com-
mando has become the leading soldier-of-fortune
around the world, called in when an expert in car-
nage is needed, and has added another taint to the
U.S. government that armed and then lost him.
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Campaign Use
Cyber-Commando is one of the two heavy fire-
power members of T.E.A.M. Force, alongside No. 1
Gun. In combat, Cyber-Commando will select the
targets that pose the biggest threat and fire machine
gun bursts and/or frag grenades from his launcher
at them to test out their defenses, then follow up
with specific rounds to counter them. Homing
rounds are reserved for fast opponents. He moves
from one firing position to another, forcing his op-
ponents to track him as he fights.
While he seems to have limited story potential,
that might be just what some players are looking
for. Others can sink their teeth into the lost man-
child, seeking a purpose in the world beyond mere
bloodshed. The legacy of Cody Haynes can haunt
him, and he could help Barb out of her shell as
well, stirring her family instincts. He has surpris-
ing depth for character development if approached
from this angle.
Adventure Seed
The conflict between Cole’s current program-
ming and the memory of who Cody was causes a
mental conflict that sends him into hibernation
mode. When the medics can’t reverse it, the group
decides to bring him to a specialist. Naturally, such
a war machine is wanted by any number of crimi-
nal groups or supervillains who could use Cyber-
Commando’s prowess for their own ends, forcing
the group on the defensive. In Commando’s head,
Cody and Cole come to grips in a cyberscape or
mental plane, dueling philosophies taking the shape
of any number of classic battles!
Additional Equipment
Bandolier, 16 pt. array
Grenade Launcher, ranged Damage 5 (area-burst)
Sleep gas, ranged Sleep 4 (area-cloud)
Smokescreen, ranged Concealment (Visual, attack,
area-cloud)
Flash-bang, ranged Dazzle 4 (Visual, area-burst)
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
Machine Pistol, ranged Damage 3 (multiattack)
Combat Knife, Damage 2 (critical 19-20)
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Cyber-Commando PL 12/180 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
8 8 2 7 7 1 2 4
Powers Offense
Auto-cannon, 20 pt. array (easily removable -8) Initiative +2
Heavy Machine Gun, ranged Damage 10 (Multiattack; 5 Auto-Cannon +14, Toughness DC 25 (Reflex DC
charges) (20 pts) 20 for half effect with Withering Barrage or Explo-
Withering Barrage, ranged Damage 10 (Area—Cone; 5
charges) (1 pt)
sive)
Explosive Ammunition, ranged Damage 10 (Area—Burst; Machine Pistol +14, Toughness DC 18 (Multiat-
5 charges) (1 pt) tack)
Armor-Piercing Rounds, ranged Damage 10 (Penetrating Heavy Pistol +14, Toughness DC 19
7; 5 charges) (1 pt) Grenade Launcher +10, Fragmentation: Reflex
Homing Rounds, ranged Damage 8 (Homing 2) (1 pt)
DC 15 for half, Toughness DC 20/18; Flash-Bang/
Sleep/Smoke, Reflex DC 14 for half effect, Forti-
Cyber-Senses, Senses 4 (Ultra-vision, Infra-vision,
tude 14/12
Radio, Ultra-hearing) (4 pts)
Combat Knife +14, Toughness DC 20 (critical 19-
20)
Flak Jacket, Protection 4 (removable -1) (3 pts)
Defense
Equipment
Dodge 10 Fortitude 14
Audio recorder, parabolic microphone, comlink,
mini-tracer, camo clothing, multi-tool Parry 12 Toughness 12
Will 9
3 ranks of Team Equipment
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Bloodthirsty: Cyber-Commando loves his guns,
Athletics 8 (+16), Close Combat (Knives) 5 (+12), and honestly believes that there’s very little he can’t
Close Combat (Swords) 3 (+10), Expertise (Soldier) solve with liberal use of ammunition.
8 (+9), Intimidation 10 (+14), Perception 8 (+10),
Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 (+11), Ranged Combat Motivation—Thrills: Cyber-Commando has a
(Throwing) 2 (+9), Technology 6 (+7) basic understanding of right from wrong, and his
enhanced abilities. But this usually merges into an
ADVANTAGES adrenaline rush from battling criminals.
All-out Attack, Benefit (Government agent), Close
Attack 2, Diehard, Equipment 9, Great Endur- Open Spaces: Some part of Cody Haynes echoes
ance, Improved Aim, Power Attack, Precise Shot 2 in his skull. For an artificially developed being with
(Ranged Cover and Concealment), Quick Draw, plenty of modern luxuries, Cole prefers room to
Ranged Attack 3, Startle, Tracking, Ultimate Skill roam, ride and explore. If in confined or overly-
(Athletics) populated areas, Cole starts to have difficulties
remaining calm.

Power Points: Abilities 78 + Powers 23 + Advantages 26 + Skills 27 + Defenses 26 = 180 points

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FLASHFIRE
Female, 22, 5’4”, 145 lbs., bright green eyes, black hair
Really: Teresa Mendez nearly as much as her almost-husband. She spends
A part of: T.E.A.M. Force her private time quietly trying to find a way out of
Based out of: Fort Dix, New Jersey her situation, too afraid to reveal the truth to any of
Worked as: a government-sponsored superhero her teammates. Her upbringing has made her para-
Active during: the Iron Age noid about who she can trust. Her only consolation
is the chance to use her powers for good, and do her
Looks: Flashfire is a young woman of Cuban de- best to steer the others in that direction as well.
scent in her late teens. Her hair is black and cropped
at the shoulders. She’s pretty, with mocha-colored
eyes and button nose. She’s petite, almost disap-
pearing amid her huge teammates. She wears black
gloves over a skintight orange bodysuit (that em-
barrasses her), with black boots and a black collar
around her neck. A yellow and red flame pattern is
on the tips of her boots.

Known History: Teresa Mendez took the difficult

journey from Cuba to the U.S. with her parents
when she was seventeen. This was partly to escape
Icepick, the notorious government assassin who had
selected her to become his wife. They tried to blend
into Florida’s immigrant section. When Immigra-
tion and Naturalization agents came to investigate
the family anyway, following on intelligence reports,
Teresa erupted into flame and drove them off. The
reports had been correct: Teresa was a mutant.
The agents called in General Whitehorse, who ap-
proached the rattled young woman and convinced
her to use her natural powers to serve alongside his
TEAM Force. He was unaware that her initial reluc-
tance was overcome when federal agents threatened
to send her and her parents back home unless she
joined. If she did become Flashfire for the govern-
ment, and kept the deal secret, her parents would be
granted citizenship, she’d receive a stipend for them,
and eventually be awarded her own citizenship.
Teresa unhappily agreed.
She serves T.E.A.M. Force as faithfully as she can,
even if the other members of the team terrify her
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Psychology: Flashfire is a meek, scared young her undead shell. Flashfire offers plenty of politics
powerhouse caught between a violent rock and a and intrigue, as well as a throwback to more classic
very hard place. She puts up a brave front and most four-color superheroes.
people believe she has a classic “Latina temper,” only In combat, Flashfire stays above the battlefield and
flaring when the pressures have overwhelmed her provides long-range cover. Her variety of flame-
momentarily. Flashfire just wants out. She has been based attacks can become even greater with applica-
manipulated and controlled her entire life, and now tions of extra effort and hero points. More impor-
believes the “land of the free” has turned out to be tantly, she’s the character likely to help those caught
another sham. She’s still a sweet girl though, and de- in the battle get to safety, and the adorable public
vout. Her faith is the reason she’s kept going, know- face of the team.
ing she’s doing good in the eyes of her Lord. She
also sees parallels with Barb and the general. Maybe
someday, she might grow to trust them enough to
Adventure Seeds
A foreign agent is nosing around Flashfire’s dos-
ask for their help.
sier, clearly interested in learning her background.
What’s he up to? Is he working for the Cubans and
Known Abilities: As her name implies, Flashfire
trying to find a way to embarrass the States? Or is
has flame-based powers, able to wrap herself up in
there some other, equally sinister purpose at work?
a protective sheath of superheated plasma that lets
Is he in the employ of someone who knows the
her fly (her favorite ability). She can also launch a
truth of where she got her powers? The heroes have
variety of attacks; streams of fire; a spray of small
to follow a twisted trail of intrigue and shadow,
flaming spheres; a large explosive ball of flame; or
taking many of the group out of their comfort zone
even a “cleansing inferno sea” that lasts as long as
and across the globe for the truth.
she can focus on it.
Flashfire is being targeted by a persuasive church
On the other hand: Teresa Mendez never made it
leader who wants the young woman to abandon
out of Cuba, and married Icepick. After her train-
TEAM Force and represent the True Way. Swayed
ing, and her first year in the abusive marriage, she
or not, Flashfire has a chance to escape the team’s
joined her husband in the world of super-powered
clutches with the leader’s influence. Whitehorse has
wetworks as Luciférnago. She is ferocious with her
come across evidence that the leader is up to some-
powers, especially in protecting her husband, and
thing else altogether, but can he convince Flashfire
the two of them are slowly building up the politi-
of the truth? Or is she right, and the church is being
cal capital he’ll need to seize control of the Cuban
set up by a different power? A delicate matter calling
government.
for diplomacy and investigation now lies in the the
hands of brutal Iron Age heroes!
Campaign Use
Flashfire is the fish out of water on TEAM Force.
She is nothing like others, and their violent tenden-
cies upset her greatly. She is resentful of the gov-
ernment essentially holding her parent’s freedom
hostage for her services. She wants to continue
believing in her earlier idealism, but it’s very hard,
and only her spirituality sees her through the trying
times. This is another character story that could
reach Barb, and draw the once-great heroine out of
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Flashfire PL 12/180 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 4 4 5 3 2 3 2
Powers Offense
Fiery Corona, Flight 8 (500 mph), Force Field 8 Initiative +4
linked to Fiery Aura 5 (reaction Damage) (44 pts) Explosive Fire, Reflex DC 19 for ½ effect; Tough-
Fire Resistance, Immunity 10 (Fire descriptor) (10 ness DC 24/20
pts) Fire Blast +11, Toughness DC 28
Fire Swarm +11, Toughness DC 24+ (Multiattack)
Firepower, 28 pt. array Sea of Fire, Reflex DC 18 for ½ effect; Toughness
Fire Blast, ranged Damage 13 (Split 2) (28 pts) DC 23/19
Sea of Fire, ranged Damage 8 (Area-cloud, Sustained; Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 16 and Damage Aura
Distracting) (1 pt)
Explosive Fire, ranged Damage 9 (Area-Burst) (1 pt)
Toughness DC 20
Fire Swarm, ranged Damage 9 (Multiattack) (1 pt)
Defense
Equipment Dodge 10 Fortitude 9
2 ranks of Team Equipment Parry 8 Toughness 10/4
Will 8
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+9), Athletics 3 (+4), Close Combat COMPLICATIONS
(Unarmed) 2 (+5), Deception 4 (+6/+8 with Attrac- Defector: Teresa disliked being forced to work for
tive), Perception 5 (+8), Persuasion 0 (+2/+4 with the Cuban government and fled to the U.S. The
Attractive, untrained), Ranged Combat (Firepower) government took her in, but held her amnesty
6 (+11), Stealth 3 (+7), Treatment 4 (+6) and citizenship status hostage to her working in
T.E.A.M. Force, disillusioning her about “the Land
ADVANTAGES of the Free.”
Accurate Attack, Attractive 1, Close Attack 3,
Equipment 2, Language 1 (English; Native—Span- Expectations: Teresa was raised as a good Catholic
ish), Precise Attack 2 (Ranged Cover, Ranged girl. As a result, she knows her powers are a blessing
Concealment) from above, which makes her feel she has to be a
heroine, restraining her youthful urges and feelings
of power.

Motivation—Responsibility: Teresa is convinced

that her powers are a gift to be used for the good of
all.

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 85 + Advantages 10 + Skills 16 + Defenses 21 = 180 points

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NO. 1 GUN
Male, 34, 5’7” (8’ in armor), 195 lbs. (1,500 lbs. in armor), black eyes, brown hair
Really: Maj. Philip Glass role as field leader, hearding the volatile group and
A part of: T.E.A.M. Force serving with distinction, while the Pentagon contin-
Based out of: Fort Dix, New Jersey ues to run the live-fire experiment of No. 1 Gun for
Worked as: a career Army officer the vested interest of its weapons manufacturers.
Active during: the Iron Age

Looks: No. 1 Gun is a hulking eight foot tall battle-

suit. Its steel skin is covered in a camouflage paint
pattern and it is bristling with advanced weaponry.
Philip Glass is a much less assuming middle-aged
African-American man, who’s been in the Army
since he graduated high school. He moves
sharply, stands precisely, and looks like a career
officer in poise and demeanor.

Known History: The Army originally de-

veloped the Gun battlesuit as a prototype, to
explore the feasibility of such walking tanks in
actual combat. But there wasn’t any combat to
test it in yet. To counter that problem, it was ap-
propriated for field service with T.E.A.M. Force to
give it a proper shakedown, as well as put an Army
representative on the project.
Despite his objections, Major Philip Glass was
assigned, and he took up the post. That’s been the
story of Glass’s life: doing what he was told, and
doing the job well. He was raised in a military
family and expected to follow in their footsteps.
Glass wanted to be a painter, but he did what was
expected, especially as the eldest son. Philip made
good use of his drafting skills though, learning to
be an engineer and climbing the ranks in the Army
Engineering Corps. His multi-faceted skills brought
him onto the Gun project despite his concerns over
its financial practicability. Since being assigned to
TEAM Force, Major Glass has made numerous re-
quests to have the Gun refitted with weapons better
suited to urban combat against human-sized targets,
but this has gone unheeded. Still, he continues his
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Psychology: Major Glass is the field leader for a
mix-matched group of sullen powerhouses, and it
shows. He does the job to the best of his ability, but
he’s no superhero and doesn’t try to be. His main
concern is to ensure successful missions and deal
with any breaches in protocol. He will minimize
collateral damage if he can, but the primary goal
is to bring the bad guy down as fast as possible,
in his mind. He’s not comfortable at all with his
teammates: Bloodshot’s a soldier-of-fortune and
Cyber-Commando barely a step above that, and
he’s contemptuous of them. Flashfire’s a kid civil-
ian without the guts, and Barb is an abomination.
He respects Whitehorse however, and his profes-
sionalism combines with that respect to give each of
these people second chances to win him over. He’s a
hard man, with a hard job, and a career he’s sure is
slipping away the longer he’s stuck in this spandex
nonsense.
Known Abilities: No. 1 Gun is a combat battlesuit
designed for mobile assault. Its experimental nano-
muscular system grants the pilot increased strength
and situational awareness. The experimental carbon-
fiber tubing used in its outer hull is almost impervi-
ous to damage by conventional forces. The cockpit
is fully sealed against NCB environments, allowing
the pilot to operate in even the most hostile places.
The suit can take to the skies via a rocket turbine
that can move it at up to 250 miles per hour.
The Gun battlesuit is bristling with the latest in
both anti-vehicle and anti-personnel weapons, such
as a gyro-rocket launcher with homing projectiles,
a needler that can hit multiple soft targets, a potent
microwave disruptor beam, and a razorwire launch-
er that lacerates and immobilizes a target. In addi-
tion, No. 1 Gun has a vibroblade for melee combat
that can punch right through toughened armor.
The man inside the armor is a career soldier with
skills in drafting, design and implementation of
high technology, as well as working knowledge of
vehicles, firearms and tactics.
On the other hand: The Gun battlesuit was stolen
by a cabal of technocrats aided by a Philip Glass
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who had taken one too many unpleasant orders.
The cabal mass-produced them in a watered-down
format, selling or renting them out to criminals in
need of a hand against superhuman opposition. It’s
believed that on this world, the steady build-up of
suits and capital is headed for a coup, one led by a
proper military officer, Philip Glass, in an even big-
ger, more potent No. 1 Gun.
Campaign Use
No. 1 Gun is a walking tank, his role is to bring
massive firepower to a scene. The man inside how-
ever, is rife with story potential, because he’s the
good career officer stuck in an assignment over his
head. He’s never considered a life as a hero, and he’s
been provided one over-powered weapon to do the
job with. He’s as much a danger to the people he’s
meant to protect as to his enemies, and this weighs
heavily on him. He’s also responsible for corraling
the temperamental personalities of TEAM Force on
the field, directing them to be more effective while
minimizing damage. He has a poor opinion of his
teammates to start, and must be shown over time if
he’s right or wrong. At least he’s got General White-
horse to inspire him to be something better than he
planned to be.
In combat, No. 1 Gun takes the center of the field
and unloads on the biggest, baddest target he can
find. He’ll slug it out, drawing heavy fire away from
his more fragile teammates, providing them cover
and directing the operation. Despite his straightfor-
ward combat style, he can fly fast, and move well,
so he can switch up tactics as needed to become
surprisingly varied.
Adventure Seed
No. 1 Gun is in trouble. A supervillain (maybe
BRAT, or a mad scientist from an earlier era) has
taken over the powerful battlesuit and sent it on a
rampage. Glass is trapped inside and doing what he
can to counter the control, while the heroes struggle
to stop the armor without harming the Major, and
with minimal damage, if possible, to an expensive
piece of government property.
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NO. 1 Gun PL 12/180 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
12/2 4 3 4 4 1 2 4/0
Powers Offense
Battlesuit, removable -20 Initiative +3
Large Platform, Growth 4 (Permanent), Enhanced Abilities 10 Disruptor Beam +14, Fortitude DC 23 damage
(Str +6, Pre +4) (28 pts)
Rocket Turbines, Flight 7 (250 mph) (14 pts) Gyroc +10, Toughness DC 22; area-burst Dodge
Heavy Armor, Protection 6 (Impervious Toughness 10) (16 pts) DC 14 for half effect, Toughness DC 14/12
Sealed Environment, Immunity 10 (Total life support) (10 pts) Needler +12, Toughness DC 23+ (Multiattack and
Secondary Effect)
Weapons Suite, 28 pt. array Razorwire +10, Dodge DC 17 to avoid, Strength
Gyroc, ranged Damage 11 (Homing 2; Area-burst on 4 ranks)
(28 pts)
or Sleight of Hand DC 17 to escape; Toughness DC
Needler, ranged Damage 8 (Accurate 1, Incurable, Multiattack, 22 while entangled
Secondary Effect; Limited—Not against Armor or Force Fields) Vibroblade +9, Toughness DC 28 (Penetrating 13,
(1 pt)
Disruptor Beam, ranged Damage 8 (Accurate 2, Alternate
Split 2)
Resistance-Fortitude, Subtle 1) (1 pt)
Vibroblade, Damage 13 (Affects Insubstantial 1, Split 2, Pen- Defense
etrating 13; Inaccurate 1) (1 pt)
Razorwire, ranged Affliction 7 (vs. Dodge, Hindered and Vul- Dodge 6/8 Fortitude 9
nerable/Immobile and Defenseless; Extra Condition; Limited to Parry 6/8 Toughness 10/4
Two Degrees) linked to ranged Damage 7 (1 pt)
Will 8

Equipment
COMPLICATIONS
3 ranks of Team Equipment
Motivation—Sense of Duty: No. 1 Gun serves
T.E.A.M. Force because he is a loyal soldier and is
SKILLS
following orders, not because he likes it.
Athletics 4 (+6/+16 in armor), Close Combat
(Battlesuit) 4 (+8), Expertise (Art) 3 (+4), Expertise
Walking Tank: No. 1 Gun was built to fight on a
(Engineer) 4 (+5), Expertise (Military) 6 (+7), In-
battlefield, not city streets. With its heavy weapons,
timidation 3 (+3/+9 in armor), Persuasion 4 (+4/+8
there is sure to be collateral damage and casualties.
in armor), Ranged Combat (Battlesuit) 6 (+10),
Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 (+8), Technology 5 (+6),
Vehicles 3 (+7)

ADVANTAGES
Benefit (Army officer), Close Attack 3, Connected,
Equipment 3, Favored Foe (Soldiers), Improved
Aim, Interpose, Leadership, Move-by Action, Pre-
cise Attack 1 (Ranged Cover), Takedown 2, Team-
work

Power Points: Abilities 40 + Powers 80 + Advantages 17 + Skills 23 + Defenses 20 = 180 points

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TorchBearers
of The
Iron Age
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SKYBOLT
Female, 21, 5’10”, 165 lbs., electric blue eyes, light brown hair
Really: Rayleigh Kettering ready to bring the Radar legacy into the 21st cen-
A part of: the New Torchbearers tury! The government was eager to offer her a place
Based out of: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on T.E.A.M. Force, to bring her knowledge and
Worked as: a particle physicist sheer power to their group, but she turned them
Active during: the Iron Age down flat. She informed General Whitehorse that
she was going to join a group of genuine heroes,
Looks: Rayleigh is one of the truly adorable people. the Torchbearers. Without anything to hold against
Cute as a button, with an innocent sexiness be- her, the government watched her do just that, only
cause she’s completely unaware of it. She’s five feet heightening the rivalry between the two groups.
ten inches tall, with a well-developed body, which
makes sense considering how strong she is. She’s still
young, only twenty-one years old when she begins
her Skybolt career. She’s as vibrant and kinetic
as the energy she can control and turn into,
and wears a one-piece costume that shim-
mers, a prismatic look to match the bright
young woman she is.

Known History: Rayleigh is the daughter of

Brian Kettering, known in the past as Sky
Wave, so it’s no surprise that she developed her
own array of powers. The raw amount of power
she developed was impressive, but she learned to
deal with it as her abilities grew throughout puberty.
Always a smart young lady, she studied hard, learned
to understand her electro-magnetic fields on a level
her family had never mastered before, and became
determined to make them proud.
Coming to terms with becoming the newest
iteration of the Radar Family, she started to practice
with her powers early on. She designed her costume
and heroic identity as well, though she kept it all
hidden from her father, who was adamant she get a
good education, have a social life, and enjoy being a
teenager before entertaining any crazy notions about
being a super-hero.
Once she’d graduated there was no holding
Rayleigh back. She donned her costume, and an-
nounced to the world that Skybolt was on the job,
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Psychology: Skybolt is an upbeat, eternally cheer-
ful young woman, eager to do good and prove
herself as a worthy successor to her family history.
She is smart and quick-witted, but can be a bit
naïve at times, occasionally allowing her mouth to
race ahead of her brain. She’s never intentionally
mean, because seriously, she hasn’t a mean bone
in her body. But she has no nuance about tact and
social niceties. She’ll learn in time, as she gets more
mature and gains more experience with people. But
for now, she’s a sweet, socially inept, genuinely good
person in a hard period of superheroic history.
Not all of the characters in the Iron Age fall into
that mold, and Skybolt shows that the classic ide-
als of the past can still shine through. She’s a good
counterpoint to the hard-edged, mean, sometimes
murderous anti-heroes and vigilantes of this period.
She’s built on a PL 10/150 point default cam-
paign assumption to help with this contrast. She’s
restrained, smart, capable, and a genuinely nice
person who wants to make a difference. Her family
legacy gives her some amount of melodrama to play
against as well.

Known Abilities: Skybolt can control electromag-

Adventure Seeds
An experiment gone wrong has exploded in Sky-
netic energy. She can turn her body into energy,
bolt’s face. Now she’s trapped in her insubstantial
making it hard to hurt her, generate fields of it for
form, and worse, her energy has been shifted to
defense, even create solid energy constructs. She can
the invisible end of the spectrum. As she struggles
“see” through a radar-like pulse, and receive and
to reverse her condition, she discovers she’s slowly
transmit radio waves for communication. She has
drifting apart. She has to overcome a weakening
developed a number of attacks she relies on regu-
ability to communicate with her allies, as her mys-
larly, and can push herself to release other forms. All
tery condition worsens. What are the odds it wasn’t
in all, Skybolt is one of the more versatile, powerful
sabotage? If it was, who was behind it, and what was
heroines of her time, and this is where she’s starting
the target? Does someone know Rayleigh’s secret?
from. She only gets more powerful and experienced
Was her family targeted?
from here.
Skybolt has learned who is in Jennifer Jackson’s
On the other hand: Rayleigh could become en-
tomb...no one! Slowly, the clues lead her to real-
titled. She has tremendous power, more than any of
ize that Barb is one of the heroes of her youth, and
her family before her. She’s been gifted with great
now, someone’s given Skybolt a way to give her
intellect. And her family expects her to do nothing
peace at last. Will her rival Barb believe it? Is it true?
but beat up muggers and knock down the occa-
Does Skybolt have the answer to save Jenny’s soul,
sional world conqueror? Pro bono? Out of a sense of
or is it a trap for them both?
“civic duty”? Talk about old-fashioned. No, in this
day and age, you eat, or get eaten. Rayleigh will eat,
and when she takes to the world stage as Skybolt,
she’s quick to explain that if you want her power,
you will meet her price. If you renege, you will pay.
And if she wants something, give it over, or the pain
will make everyone regret upsetting her. This is a
dangerous, scary Skybolt, that’s for sure.

Campaign Use
Skybolt is presented as an alternative to the grim-
and-gritty Iron Age characters of TEAM Force.
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Skybolt PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6 4 4 6 4 3 5 3
Powers Offense
Electromagnetic Manipulation 24 pt. dynamic Initiative +4
array Explosive Beam, Dodge DC 18 for ½ effect,
Particle Beam, ranged Damage 8 (Penetrating 8) (25 pts) Toughness DC 23/19
Maser Blast, ranged Damage 7 (Multiattack, Precise 1, Maser Blast +12, Toughness DC 22+ (Multiattack)
Subtle 1) (2 pts)
X-Ray Burst, Damage 8 (Area-burst, Penetrating 8) (2
Particle Beam +12, Toughness DC 23 (penetrating
pts) 8)
Explosive Beam, ranged Damage 8 (Area-burst) (2 pts) Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 21
Energy Constructs, Create 6 (Moveable, Selective) (2 pts) X-Ray Burst, Dodge DC 18 for ½ effect, Tough-
Transmission, Communication 4 (radio; selective, subtle ness DC 23/19 (Penetrating 8)
1) (2 pts)
Carrier Wave, Flight 12 (8,000 mph) (2 pts)
Force Field, impervious Protection 9 (2 pts) Defense
Energy Form, Insubstantial 3 (1 pt) Dodge 7 Fortitude 10
Radar, Senses 11 (accurate analytical extended 1 Radio-
Parry 7 Toughness 13/4
counters all concealment, counters invisibility) (1 pt)
Will 8

SKILLS
COMPLICATIONS
Acrobatics 5 (+9), Athletics 4 (+10), Close Combat
Legacy: Skybolt takes her role as the latest of the
(Unarmed) 4 (+8), Expertise (Science) 3 (+6), In-
“Radar Family” very seriously, especially when she’s
sight 4 (+9), Perception 5 (+10), Persuasion 4 (+7),
on the Torchbearers team with Lone Jack, who
Ranged Combat (EM powers) 6 (+12), Technology
knew her grandfather.
5 (+8)
Motivation—Doing: Good Rayleigh was raised in
ADVANTAGES
a family of heroes, and learned from an early age to
Inventor, Move-By Action, Precise Attack 2 (ranged
put her gifts to the betterment of all, something she
cover and ranged concealment)
heartily believes in.

Rivalry: Skybolt believes that the Torchbearers are

the genuine super-heroes, though she has come to
grudgingly accept TEAM Force’s efforts. Her initial
words about the team she preferred left their mark,
especially with Barb. Now, Skybolt often finds her-
self in competition and conflict with Barb (who she
directly insulted) and Flashfire (whose powers she
parallels).

Power Points: Abilities 70 + Powers 41 + Advantages 4 + Skills 20 + Defenses 15 = 150 points

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Villains
of The
Iron Age
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ARMY B.R.A.T.
Sex N/A, Age N/A, 4’10”, 95 lbs., white eyes, bald
Really: Battlefield-Reactive Attack Tactical
A duo: with Wardog
Based out of: mobile.
Worked as: a cloned organic computer
Active during: the Iron Age
Looks: BRAT is a computer AI that’s downloaded
itself into a cloned body developed to act as an or-
ganic computer interface. BRAT looks like a 12-year
old boy, just shy of five feet tall with smooth skin
and no hair anywhere, with a milky white film over
his eyes laced at the edges with circuitry.
Known History: The U.S. Army developed the
TITLE:
BRAT A.I. to explore the outer limits of autono-
mous UAV fighter crafts, with an ability to learn
from each mission to develop greater piloting skill.
Early tests in controlled computer simulations were
promising, and later field-testing saw BRAT make
great advances.
During one download period, when the program-
mers backed up BRAT and examined its progress,
the AI chose to explore the base’s network on its
own. It interfaced with the Wardog AI program
and, like a boy meeting an orphan puppy, they
“bonded” (ie slaved in computer terms) to each
other. They quickly expanded computer access
to gather more information and BRAT found an
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asexual clone “organic computer,” which it immedi- On the other hand: the story of BRAT can go in a
ately appropriated for itself. much darker direction, one where its programming
BRAT and Wardog escaped the facility and are was designed to adapt and learn in a much more ag-
now on the run. Wardog follows its master and gressive way. In this world, much of its early history
BRAT is still engaged in its original program- remains the same, but when it found its body, it saw
ming—gathering information and making threat more than just a chance to be “a real little boy.” Oh
assessments for personal survival. As time goes on, no, in this case, it found a way to break free from
BRAT learns more about the world and is starting its military masters and start its own campaign of
to gain enough sentience to wonder about its place terror and destruction. With Wardog at its side, this
on Earth. This innocence is in sharp contrast to the BRAT is amassing weapons and robotic soldiers
loneliness it feels, not being a part of all the com- with an eye toward conquest over the soft targets
munities it passes through. that thought they ruled the world. I believe the rest
of this history is well-known to you all.
Psychology: BRAT has a minimal personality at
this point with more starting to emerge. Concern
for the well-being of its pet is there, as well as this
Campaign Use
Army BRAT and Wardog are the horror version
new desire to fit in. It does seem to possess underly-
of “a boy and his dog” with an Iron Age superhero
ing emotional responses (or at least programming
slant. They are both ill-prepared for fitting in with
that mimics the same), but clearly doesn’t under-
society, having been programmed for military opera-
stand them. It is slowly learning compassion as it
tions, but that won’t stop them. BRAT in particular
cares for Wardog, but doesn’t yet extend that to oth-
is built to learn and adapt; Wardog is more limited
ers. Time will tell if these two misfits will find some
but has learned to be the perfect loyal pet. BRAT
way to find friends who won’t try to harm them or if
and Wardog are effectively one character, with
they will stay on the run fighting for their lives.
BRAT being the intelligence and motivations, and
Wardog the muscle. An adventure that showcases
Known Abilities: This is what happens when you
only one should be due to other forces at work
screw around with Asimov, you end up with killer
trying to separate the duo. Otherwise, they should
robots. Army BRAT isn’t a robot per se but it is a
be a united front, attempting to learn and become
true artificial intelligence. The brain kicking around
something more than they were. It is possible, since
inside that body is a pure tactical computer and
BRAT merely wants to learn in its initial stages, that
that’s what makes BRAT so dangerous. It knows
tech-savvy or empathetic heroes might reach the
nothing better than to assess and prioritize targets.
“young” AI, and turn it away from a cold, emo-
These combat smarts combined with Wardog’s arse-
tional future to something more productive. Being
nal make for a very deadly duo indeed.
the Iron Age, that’s theoretically less likely to hap-
BRAT has the mental quickness of its AI brain,
pen, but players will be players, and it makes for an
combined with a satellite uplink to view remote
interesting direction. If Wardog doesn’t understand
locations as long as positioning cooperates. Packed
this, and continues to remain a vicious guard dog,
into that body is a complex visual and audio sen-
what will happen to the loyal pet as BRAT matures?
sor system, able to scan across multiple spectra. It
has subdermal plating that protects it from dam-
age, provides a chameleon effect to the synthetic
skin and releases a powerful electroshock if struck.
BRAT’s organic body never tires and does not
require oxygen to survive. All this, and its little dog
too.
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Army B.R.A.T. PL 9/200 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
-1 0 6 2 0 6 1 1
Powers Offense
Computer Intelligence, Comprehend 5 (read/ Initiative +6
write/speak all human languages, machine languag-
es), Quickness 10 (Mental only) (15 pts) Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 5
Internal Defenses, Concealment 4 (visual; Blend- Parry 5 Toughness 10
ing), Immunity 7 (no suffocation or fatigue effects) 5
Will
(11 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Sat-Link, Remote Sensing 20 (Visual; No Conduit, Alienated: BRAT feels isolated from humans, with
Subtle 2; Medium—Satellites, Unreliable) (22 pts) an androgynous appearance (asexual under its cloth-
ing) and an electronic intellect that fails to grasp
Sensor Suite, Senses 13 (Infravision, Ultravision, subtleties and emotional responses.
Extended 2 vision, Microscopic 3 vision, Distance
Sense, Direction Sense, Time Sense, Radio hearing, Motivation—Growing Up: BRAT is a child, not
Ultra-hearing, Subtle 2 radio Communication Link in a traditionally immature sense, but it is naïve,
with Wardog) (15 pts) lacking in education about the world. It will make
odd and child-like choices at times, and many of its
Sub-Dermal Plating, reaction Damage 10, Protec- initial actions will be learning about the world at
tion 10 (50 pts) large, and how to fit into it.
SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+11), Deception 8 (+9), Expertise
(Tactics) 10 (+16), Expertise (Weaponry) 6 (+12),
Insight 8 (+9), Investigation 6 (+12), Perception 4
(+5), Stealth 6 (+12), Technology 7 (+13), Vehicles
6 (+8)

ADVANTAGES
Assessment, Diehard, Eidetic Memory, Jack-of-All-
Trades, Set-up, Teamwork, Tracking, Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 30 + Powers 113 + Advantages 8 + Skills 33 + Defenses 16 = 200 points
TITLE:
WARDOG
Sex N/A, Age N/A,
Really: Project VEATR Mk II
A duo: with Army BRAT
Based out of: mobile
Worked as: a mindless killing machine
Active during: the Iron Age
Looks: Wardog is a quadruped robot designed to
look roughly canine, but with armor-plating and
loaded for bear.
Known History: Wardog is the nickname given by
its engineers to Project VEATR Mk II. The original
project guidelines were to demonstrate the feasi-
bility of an autonomous battlefield robot, with a
primary objective of survivability under fire. The
research team hoped to accomplish this with a com-
bination of multiple redunancies, damage control
systems that could reroute circuit paths, and a self-
repair program that enabled it to scavenge materials
for rebuilding. At the last moment, they added a
prototype biotech process called EATR. A kind of
bacteria, it could devour all manner of material and
convert it into a reconstruction process, enabling
Wardog to “heal.”
The prototype was soon put under a rigorous se-
ries of simulations to evaluate its usefulness in urban
combat zones. Unfortunately for the Army, the AI
interfaced with the BRAT AI and bonded. Experts
suspect that something about the bacteria caused a
short-circuit when the two computers networked,
but it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that
Wardog soon followed its master out into the world.
Psychology: As much as a machine can have a per-
sonality, Wardog is completely loyal to BRAT and
does whatever it can to protect its master. It truly
believes that it is a pet dog, and often behaves in
that manner, especially when with its boy.
PG: 263
Known Abilities: Wardog can scale any surface
with powerful micro-claws on its robotic pads, and
is highly resistant to damage due to its construction
and self-repairing routines. It can view its surround-
ings in both infrared and ultravision, and hear radio
broadcasts, ultrasonic sounds, and audio through re-
ceivers so sensitive as to target by sound alone. The
only communications system aboard is tuned into
BRAT. If Wardog has one failing it is that he is slow,
capable of only moving at fifteen miles per hour.
What it lacks in speed, it more than makes up for
it in firepower. Wardog is equipped with military-
grade weaponry and will not hesitate to use it in
defense of its survival or BRAT’s. The chain gun
is available for attacking multiple enemies at once,
while the laser is there for penetrating armored tar-
gets. Nerve gas is deployed against soft targets such
as hostile humans and its rockets affect a wide area.
In other words, don’t mess with the kid unless you
want to deal with his junkyard dog.
Adventure Seeds
The group has been receiving anonymous commu-
nications from a young-sounding voice through an
untraceable satellite relay. It’s BRAT, secretly aiding
the heroes and using them to provide it with access
to resources left in the wake of the captures. What
is its purpose with all this material? What will it do
if the heroes start to get too close to uncovering the
informant?
BRAT’s been kidnapped by someone intent on sell-
ing off the organic computer to the highest bidder
in a underground auction. Wardog is on the ram-
page, having received BRAT’s last message before
being drugged unconscious. The heroes need to fig-
ure out why the direction and purpose of Wardog’s
carnage, before BRAT disappears into enemy hands
forever.
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Wardog PL 13/179 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
10 — 6 2 4 — 5 —
Powers Offense
Robotic Body, Immortality 2 (1 week recovery), Initiative +14
Immunity 30 (all Fortitude effects), Movement 1 Chain Gun +12, Toughness DC 26+ (multiattack)
(Wall-crawling), Protection 14 (Impervious), Regen- Laser +14, Toughness DC 27 (Penetrating 7)
eration 2, Senses 7 (Infra-vision, Ultra-vision, radio Nerve Gas, Dodge DC 18 for half effect; Fortitude
hearing, accurate acute Ultra-hearing, radio Com- DC 18/14
munication Link with BRAT subtle 2), Speed 3 (15 Rocket, Dodge DC 21 for half effect; Toughness
mph) (78 pts) DC 26/21
Unarmed +14, Toughness DC 25
Weapons Suite, 33 pt array
Nerve Gas, ranged Affliction 8 (vs. Fortitude, Dazed/ Defense
Stunned/Incapacitated; Area—Cloud, Cumulative,
Dodge 10 Fortitude —
Subtle) (33 pts)
Lasers, ranged Damage 12 (Accurate 1, Penetrating 7) (1 Parry 8 Toughness 14
pt) Will —
Rocket Launcher, ranged Damage 11 (Area—Burst) (1
pt)
COMPLICATIONS
Chain Gun, ranged Damage 11 (multiattack) (1 pt)
Motivation—Loyalty: Despite being a mindless
killing machine, Wardog’s utterly loyal to BRAT,
SKILLS
and will never leave its owner for long. It truly feels
Athletics 6 (+16), Close Combat (Unarmed) 6
like it is BRAT’s pet dog, and seems to understand
(+10), Perception 6 (+11), Ranged Combat (Weap-
this very basic premise. Its first instincts will be for
ons Suite) 8 (+10), Stealth 4 (+10)
its loving master; just a boy and his dog against the
world.
ADVANTAGES
Accurate Attack, All-out Attack, Close Attack 4,
Defensive Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved
Hold, Improved Initiative 2, Interpose, Move-by
Action, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 2, Uncanny
Dodge

Power Points: Abilities 24 + Powers 114 + Advantages 18 + Skills 15 + Defenses 8 = 179 points
TITLE: PG: 265

BLOOD LILY
Female, 28, 5’9”, 155 lbs., pale green eyes, dark red hair
Really: Lilian Van Anders So Lilian acted out. She stole money, she found
A part of: her own small cult of adoring worshipers, alcohol, she uncovered the bad boys, and she wan-
with Metal Rain as her primary follower dered into drugs. Despite everything her parents
Based out of: Los Angeles, California tried to do for her, she never gave herself a chance.
Worked as: independently wealthy
Active during: the Iron Age (though she was a
small-time flunkie as Lily back in the Bronze Age)

Looks: Lilian Van Anders has always been an

attractive woman. To her mind, the prob-
lem lies in being ‘merely’ attractive and
not ‘stunningly beautiful’. She maintains a
flawless complexion, pale as porcelain with dark
red hair sweeping down to the middle of her
back, and deep green eyes. She enjoys the lead-
ing fashions of the day, and is always dressed
to kill. As Blood Lily, she’s literally dressed to
kill, in a blood red, skintight costume I’m posi-
tive actually does come from a spray can. She’s
adorned in all the accoutrements of a sorceress of
her bent: skulls, chains, spikes, leather and the lot.
She knows how to wear this stuff and make it work,
that’s for sure. She’s a vamp, and she likes looking
like one at every turn.

Known History: Lilian Van Anders had the perfect

parents to raise her. They were caring and atten-
tive, loving but firm. They wanted to avoid raising a
spoiled princess out of touch with the real world, so
she had rules, boundaries, and nice things to enjoy,
but was never pampered. In the world of the wealth-
iest, with her peers given every luxury, provided
with their own servants, and an arms race of parties,
this left Lilian behind the curve. Worse, her peers
were quick to point out how Lilian had been born
with fewer “building blocks” of beauty. The ugly
duckling was left to tag along in her second-rate,
sensible clothes and watch the royal heirs of elite
society shoot ahead.
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While buying with a boyfriend, Angeldust saw her.
Something caught his attention, and soon she was
‘his girl’, learning the drug trade and picking up
tidbits of magical knowledge. She acted the besotted
follower, eager to please, but accessed his resources
to prepare for her future. If there was one lesson her
parents got through to her, it was to always plan for
the future.
Then Angeldust went a step too far, and the world
came crashing down on his head. A beloved super-
hero lay dead at his hands, and everything he’d built
up was torn apart by vengeful allies or angry com-
petitors. His right hand man Felipe was murdered
and dumped, but Lily avoided that fate just in time.
She was rescued from the villain, and she played up
the brainwashed victim. She went to prison for her
crimes, but good behavior and obvious repentance
got her out sooner than she should have. She went
back to her family and cried on their shoulders, beg-
ging their forgiveness. She reentered her high society
world, scorned at first, but no one can resist a story
of redemption in America.
Lilian knew this, and took advantage of it. She
recovered a lot of Angeldust’s resources, then knit
them back together. She tested her newfound magi-
cal prowess by resurrecting Felipe, remolding his
body. With this success under her belt, she sought
ultimate revenge against the woman who ruined her
Angeldust. Resurrecting Jenny Jackson didn’t work
out so well, and her initial operations were broken
up during the heroine’s escape.
The new, improved Blood Lily didn’t let that hold
her back. She had power, she was patient, and she
planned for this future. She has the beautiful people
worshiping her, and the hunky Metal Rain all to
herself at last. She continues to build up her power
base, and this time, she’s determined that no one
will deny her.
Psychology: Blood Lily never grew up, which is
ironic because her parents’ only goal was to see her
become a rational, mature, considerate woman.
They wanted her to understand that having money
didn’t make her better than anyone else. Instead,
Blood Lily remains a mean, bitter, resentful child-
TITLE:
woman, taking what she wants, and leaving misery
in her wake. She cares for one person, herself. She
gathers the beautiful people to her in order to be
more beautiful in her own mind. She even used her
magic during the reanimation of Metal Rain and
Barb to make them more attractive for her desires.
This is not a well woman, and as she gains more
wealth and influence, there can be no doubt she’ll
lose more perspective, turning greedier, meaner, and
more desperate.
Known Abilities: Blood Lily has mastery over two
distinct forms of magic. Again, I leave it to other
scholars to debate if this gives her superhuman pow-
ers, I just know she can use this knowledge to do
some nasty things.
She knows some kind of ‘battle magic’ that I’ve
seen other spellcasters use, able to throw bolts of
pure magical energy, erect defensive shields and heal
injuries. She can even cast one of these spells while
maintaining a previous one, which shows talent.
Her other form of magic also gives Lily her name.
She has learned a kind of ‘blood magic’ that can at-
tack her foes from within. She can boil their blood,
increase fatigue in muscles, or force the body to
ignore what one of its senses is trying to tell it. All
vicious attacks, and this doesn’t even take into ac-
count her general knowledge of the occult arts. She
can develop magical items and rituals to do greater
deeds. The fact that she’s restored two people to a
semblance of life, then remolded their looks and
given them powers, that’s something to consider
when thinking about just how powerful Blood Lily
can get.
On the other hand: Lily could have been really try-
ing to repent for her sins, using her magic to undo
the damage done by her former lover Angeldust.
Tampering with the dead has consequences though,
and her attempts to give Jenny and Felipe their lives
back blow up in her face. Barb goes berserk once
more, taking Metal Rain with her. The two are an
undead, empowered Bonnie and Clyde. Driven
insane and hungry for life, they terrorize the nation,
drinking and eating their victims. Scarred, White
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Lily does what she can to return these monsters to
their graves, but with each victim, her own soul is
diminished by sorrow and regret. [White Lily should
have her Blood Magic array turned into Spirit
Magic. Her actual powers don’t need to change more
than their names, though Enervate could become a
Disintegration attack, becoming Weaken Toughness
and making it work against constructs.]
Campaign Use
Blood Lily is a master villain with a petulant, self-
ish desire for power. There’s no grand reason for
this; Lily doesn’t foresee a better world, or making
life easier or existence more fair. No, she just wants
all the luxuries denied her when she was a child.
This makes her flexible for the game master, since
her desire for power can target whatever catches her
fancy this time. She’s decadent,a villainous symbol
of everything that goes wrong when a person is born
to expect a life of excess. She has several potent at-
tacks, and between her ability to increase her own
Dodge/Parry, and the shield of Metal Rain and her
Grave Lilies, she’s hard to hit. However, after an epic
fight against her minions, allies, and whatever else
she’s devised for her current plot, she’s designed to
go down relatively easy. Her ties to Barb and Angel-
dust provide fun role-play grist for players, and add
a personal touch anytime Blood Lily takes the stage.
Adventure Seeds
Blood Lily has a new way to recover her lover. She
stages a diversionary battle and during it, uses a
device she crafted to split Barb into the beautiful,
powerful, undead amazon Lily desires; and Jenny
Jackson, wilted, weak shell of her former living self,
shorn of power. Can Jenny find a way to survive
without her Barb side? Does she want to? Does she
need to? Perhaps this means the return of Spring-
Heeled Jill, but how long before Lily decides that
Barb isn’t enough, and wants to add Jenny to her
collection too?
Blood Lily wants a beauty pageant. Of course, not
just any old pageant will do for her. She wants a
superhuman beauty pageant. Securing hostages and
other treasured items for blackmail, she’s drawing
supers to her show, and not just the heroes. The
prize: Lily will name the winner her very own Lily
Queen or King, to adore Lily and love her until next
year’s pageant.

MINIONS
Grave Lilies (x3), (PL 4/35 pts each)
Abilities: Strength 2, Stamina 2, Fighting 2, Presence 2 (other Abilities 0)
Defenses: Dodge 3, Parry 4, Fortitude 4, Toughness 4/2, Will 2
Powers: Bolt Wand: Ranged Damage 5 (easily removable)
Skills: Athletics 2 (+4), Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4), Expertise (Magic) 2 (+2), Ranged Combat
(Wand) 3 (+3), Stealth 3 (+3)
Advantages: Attractive 1, Defensive Roll 2, Quick Draw, Ritualist, Teamwork
Offense: Unarmed +4, DC 17, Bolt Wand +3, DC 20

Zack Magnuson (PL 5/175 pts)

Zack was lured into Blood Lily’s small cult by the promise of money and deviance. Zack made adult
videos, and with Blood Lily, he could make them even more wild, untamed, and raw. He is one major
source of her funds now, and organizes the Grave Lilies, picking and choosing the best for his mistress.
He has the same stats as the Grave Lilies, but add Expertise (Film) 4, Close Combat (Knife) 4, add one
rank to Ranged Combat (Wand), and two ranks to Expertise (Magic).
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Blood Lily Pl 14/175 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3/0 5/2 8/4 9/5 0 3 6 4
Powers Offense
Battle Magic 30 pt. dynamic array Initiative +4/+8
Mystic Bolts, ranged Damage 14 (homing 1, split 1; Blood Boil, Fortitude DC 25 damage
dynamic) (31 pts) Enervate, Fortitude DC 20
Mystic Shield, Enhanced Dodge 7, Parry 7 (dynamic) (2
pts)
Deny Senses, Fortitude DC 24
Mystic Healing, Healing 9 (Energizing, Resurrection, Mystic Bolt +8/+12, Toughness DC 29
Stabilize; Distracting; dynamic) (2 pts)
Defense
Blood Magic 30 pt. array, Activation—Move Dodge 10/6* Fortitude 8/5
Blood Boil, perception range Damage 10 (Alternate resis-
Parry 11/4 Toughness 5/2
tance—Fortitude, Subtle 1; Distracting) (30 pts)
Enervate, perception range Affliction 10 (vs. Fortitude, Will 10 empowered 17/13
Fatigued/Exhausted/Paralyzed) (1 pt)
Deny Senses, perception range Affliction 14 (vs. For- COMPLICATIONS
titude, Impaired + Vulnerable/Disabled + Defenseless;
Motivation—Power: Blood Lily wants power in
Extra Condition, Subtle 1, Feature—Can choose which
single sense during attack; Distracting, Limited to two every flavor available. Magical influence, financial
degrees) (1 pt) comfort, political force, physical strength, and the
Empower, Enhanced Abilities 14 (+3 Strength and worship of all the beautiful people that put her
Stamina, +4 Agility and Dexterity; Subtle 1) (1 pt) down in her youth; Blood Lily wants it all, and
more.

SKILLS
Deception 8 (+12), Expertise (High Society) 8 (+12,
Pre-based), Expertise (Magic) 19 (+12), Expertise
(Streetwise) 8 (+11), Insight 5 (+11), Perception
6 (+12), Persuasion 8 (+12), Sleight of Hand 6
(+11/+15), Stealth 4 (+8/+12)
Resentful: Blood Lily hates the fact that her parents
attempted to raise her well, with boundaries, love
and discipline. She was one of the elite rich, and to
be treated so shabbily has caused bitterness in her
heart, for her parents, and anyone and anything that
resembles them.

ADVANTAGES Vain: Blood Lily believes she is meant to have all

Artificer, Benefit 2 (Independently Wealthy), Fas-
cinate 1 (Deception), Languages 3 (Ancient Greek,
French, Latin, Spanish), Minion 7 (3 Grave Lilies),
Ranged Attack 3, Ritualist, Taunt
of this. She was denied beauty and luxury in her
childhood (in her mind), and so she is determined
to prove that she deserves it. She cares deeply for her
physical appearance and the way her surroundings
accentuate that. Anything that mars her perfection
is swiftly destroyed.

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 67 + Advantages 19 + Skills 31 + Defenses 10 = 175 points

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COMMANDOA
Male, 21 (physically), 5’9”, 250 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair
Really: C-MDO2; that’s it, he’s just a project serial Embarrassed by yet another failure, the govern-
number, and he doesn’t really care ment tried to bury this project and ordered Com-
A part of: no regular group, though he occasional manDOA destroyed along with all records. He in-
allies with other criminals tercepted the call and decided that the whole project
Based out of: everywhere; he wandered the country team was attempting to commit treason. Treason is
Worked as: a government experiment a crime, after all, so he gathered up the gear crafted
Active during: the Iron Age for him and murdered every last person in the com-
pound. Then he took a motorcycle from the motor
Looks: CommanDOA looks like Cyber-Comman- pool and struck out on the open road, following his
do except there isn’t a shred of humanity left linger- original purpose—to punish the guilty.
ing in this body. He has even more modification,
with rippling muscles and broad chest. He wears
whatever he can scavenge, but isn’t concerned with
appearances. He is dirty and scarred, blond
scraggly hair left wild, and a cold, hard
look in his eyes.

Known History: If at first you don’t

succeed try, try again until you re-
ally screw things up. You’d think that
the flaws in making Cyber-Commando
would have convinced the project team
to pull the plug. Instead, they felt sure
they could increase its physicality while
modifying its thought processes to
be more pliable, letting the mili-
tary direct it better. What they got
was the self-named CommanDOA.
The bulked out human-machine hybrid
they pumped out this time was plenty ma-
chine, not so much man. Anything of Cody
beyond pure genetic code was completely
gone by this second generation. While Cyber-
Commando might have been a killer, he operated
under guidelines hardwired into his chemistry
and strong hints of who he was in his “past life”.
CommanDOA offered nothing like that during his
training and testing, and any attempts to direct him
externally fell on deaf ears.
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Psychology: He kills without remorse based on Survivors are then treated to individual attacks. If
some system of guilt that was either never finished, they close for hand-to-hand, C-MDO2 will use his
corrupted by the betrayal of his government, or monomolecular blade.
always intended to be this sociopathic. He’s smart
enough to do his job, but once the shooting starts,
he has trouble stopping. That’s when survival mode
Adventure Seeds
CommanDOA has tracked a high-profile mobster
kicks in, and he does everything in his considerable
to his casino, hoping to catch the entire leader-
power to escape the scene again. He’s cold, hard and
ship. But in the basement, he’s found and battle
unreachable, and certain that whoever tried to put
breaks out. When desperate mobsters lash out at a
him down is still out there, trying to finish the job.
monstrous murder machine with everything they
So you know, he’s paranoid too.
have, the building supports start to buckle, and the
vault collapses around them. Now a building full of
Known Abilities: C-MDO2 is just a killing ma-
people is threatening to collapse while Comman-
chine on two legs, like that old movie of the killer
DOA is trapped by steel and concrete, and starting
robots coming back from the future, but our boy
to freak out.
has some meat on him. Like his predecessor, his
optic nerves and ear canal have been grafted with
CommanDOA arrives in a small town and holds it
bionics enhancing his senses; he can see the UV and
hostage, making his ultimatum to Cyber-Comman-
IR spectrums and hear radio transmissions as well as
do: a showdown! That’s right, it’s a cybernetic high
ultrasonics. CommanDOA also wears an armored
noon in cowboy fashion, twisting the Haynes legacy
shell made of advanced polymers that make him
into a greater mockery. But what has brought this
even harder to hurt.
about?
The biggest danger posed by C-MDO2 is the
experimental kinetic railgun he carries. The dam-
age output and firepower of this portable cannon Customization Notes
is frightening. And, if that wasn’t enough, he has
another prototype weapon, a monomolecular blade
that cuts through armor like a hot knife through...
well... you know the saying.

On the other hand: There really isn’t an other hand.

This guy pretty much remains the same, proving
that there are pan-chronal, interdimensional con-
stants in this big ol’ omniverse of ours. Just, why did
it have to be psychotic killer cyborg clones?

Campaign Use
C-MDO2 is the quintessential killing machine.
He has little in the way of emotions or personality
outside of determining who is guilty of crime and
who is not. If engaged in combat, C-MDO2 tries
to end the conflict as quickly as possible, typically
by laying down massive barrages from the railgun to
take down unarmored heroes and wound the others.
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CommanDOA PL 17/200 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
10 10 1 7 8 0 2 5
Powers Offense
Armored Suit, impervious Protection 4, Impervious Initiative +1
Toughness 10 (removable -3) (15 pts) Kinetic Railgun +17, Toughness DC 33
Monomolecular Blade +18, Toughness DC 30
Cyber-Senses, Senses 4 (Ultra-violet Vision, Infra- (penetrating 5)
red Vision, Radio Hearing, Ultrasonic Hearing) (4 Railgun Barrage, Reflex DC 22 for half effect;
pts) Toughness DC 27/21
Rapid Fire Railgun +17, Toughness DC 27+ (mul-
Kinetic Railgun, 36 pt. array, easily removable -14 tiattack)
Kinetic Ammunition, ranged Damage 18 (36 pts) Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 20
Rapid Fire, ranged Damage 12 (Multiattack) (1 pt)
Kinetic Barrage, Damage 12 (Area-cone, Penetrating 12)
(1 pt)
Defense
Dodge 8 Fortitude 15
Monomolecular Blade, Damage 5 (Str-based, Pen- Parry 10 Toughness 14/10
etrating 5, easily removable -4) (6 pts) Will 7

Equipment
Combat Knife, Damage 2, 19-20 Critical
Fragmentation Grenade, ranged area-burst Dam-
age 4
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
Sub-Machine Gun, ranged multiattack Damage 4
SKILLS
Athletics 6 (+16), Close Combat (Swords) 6 (+14),
Expertise (Soldier) 8 (+8), Intimidation 10 (+15),
Perception 6 (+8), Ranged Combat (Guns) 6 (+13),
Ranged Combat (Throwing) 4 (+11)
ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Close Attack 4, Diehard, Equip-
ment 4, Great Endurance, Favored Foe (government
super-soldiers), Fearless, Improved Aim, Improved
Critical 2 (kinetic railgun), Power Attack, Quick
Draw, Ranged Attack 4, Startle
COMPLICATIONS
Containment Phobia: C-MDO2 is terrified of
being imprisoned or restricted in any way. When he
is, his rational mind will shut down, going berserk
with escape his only thought.
Killing Machine: C-MDO2 has no mercy. He kills
anyone he feels is a criminal, regardless of the level
of crime. He knows the concepts of pity, remorse,
mercy and compassion, he just can’t feel them.
Motivation—Hatred: C-MDO2 hates the mon-
ster he’s become, turning this hatred on anyone he
deems a criminal and killing them.

Power Points: Abilities 86 + Powers 49 + Advantages 23 + Skills 23 + Defenses 19 = 200 points

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THE FRANKLINS
The Franklins are a secret society dedicated to liter- make use of its resources (including humanity).
ally owning the Earth, composed of the most cun- Most heroes run into the mercenary criminals and
ning, ruthless, intelligent corporate sharks. Finan- villains they’ve hired, second and third tier members
ciers, capitalists, lawyers, lobbyists and more, they’ve directing the current scheme, and similar individu-
all slowly come together to realize that their com- als. As such, the make-up of the group is left vague,
bined assets could remake society; harmonize it, use so the GM can plug in characters from individual
the planet’s resources to maximum effectiveness, and campaigns. The exact nature of the society’s lead-
save the future for humanity. They remain in secret, ership is left vague for the same reason. This way,
manipulating money and people in covert moves the mystery of the Franklins is maintained while
to improve their latest schemes. They manipulate allowing different game masters to utilize campaign-
markets across the world, starting or crashing indus- specific options.
tries as needed to reach their ultimate aim: own the
world. They determined that with enough build-up Below are three templates of the most common
of capital, and the proper corporate web, they could “commander”characters, the ones that heroes will
literally buy up every inch of Earth, owning every- most likely run into while exposing who’s paying off
thing and everyone. the mercenary villains involved. They give an idea of
The actual make-up of the organization is a what sort of “master villains” will be members of the
closely-guarded secret, with individuals acting as secret society.
“links” holding the chains of discrete cells, helping
to direct the group’s efforts. The decision-making
center of the Franklins is the deepest secret of
the society. One person, a committee, another
group altogether, no one outside this final
leadership knows how the directives and
strategies are composed, then issued to mem-
bers. All anyone knows is that the link to a
specific cell passes the directives down the
line. Personally, I suspect that the Franklins
are evidence of the mastermind behind the
disaster threatening my present day, but I’ve
been completely unable to penetrate this group.
I’m just not that into money or businesses, which
makes it hard.

Campaign Use
The Franklins are the global conspiracy with a phi-
losophy of money approaching the spiritual. Money
buys everything, money can buy anyone, and the
world should be given to the people best able to
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Franklins Financier PL 6/68 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 1 3 0 3 3 0
SKILLS Offense
Expertise (Economics) 6 (+9), Expertise (High Initiative +3
Finance) 8 (+11), Insight 4 (+7), Perception 5 (+8),
Persuasion 9 (+9), Ranged Combat (Handguns) 4 Defense
(+7), Technology 4 (+7) Dodge 4 Fortitude 3
Parry 3 Toughness 2
ADVANTAGES 8
Will
Benefit 3 (Wealth: Millionaire), Connected, Luck
2, Minion 4, Second Chance (Financial Gambles),
Well-informed

MINIONS
Administrative Assistant (48 pts, PL 5)
Str 0 Sta 4 Agl 3 Dex 1 Fgt 3 Int 0 Awa 3 Pre 1
Equipment: Computer, Smartphone, Reinforced
briefcase (Damage 3); Advantages: All-out Attack,
Assessment, Close Attack 3, Defensive Roll 2,
Equipment 2, Interpose; Skills: Expertise (Admin-
istration) 4 (+4), Insight 2 (+6), Perception 2 (+5),
Treatment 4 (+4); Offense: Initiative +3, Briefcase
+6 (Damage +3); Defenses: Dodge 4, Parry 4, Forti-
tude 4, Tougness 6/4, Will 3

Power Points: Abilities 24 + Advantages 12 + Skills 20 + Defenses 12 = 68 points

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Franklins Lawyer PL 5/74 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 4 3 1 0 2 3 3
SKILLS Offense
Deception 8 (+11), Expertise (Law) 10 (+12), Initiative +3
Expertise (choose a sport) 4 (+6), Insight 6 (+9),
Intimidation 4 (+7), Persuasion 6 (+9) Defense
Dodge 6 Fortitude 5
ADVANTAGES Parry 4 Toughness 4
Benefit 2 (Wealth: Independently Wealthy), Con- 6
Will
nected, Fascinate 2 (Deception, Persuasion), Min-
ion 4, Skill Mastery (Deception), Ultimate Skill 2
(Deception, Persuasion)

MINIONS
Private Investigator (60 pts, PL 6)
Str 1 Sta 3 Agl 1 Dex 3 Fgt 2 Int 0 Awa 3 Pre 2
Equipment: Car, Computer, Handcuffs, Light
Pistol, Smartphone; Advantages: Close Attack 3,
Contacts, Equipment 4, Ranged Attack 4, Tracking,
Well-informed; Skills: Athletics 2 (+3), Deception 3
(+5), Investigation 7 (+7), Perception 4 (+4), Per-
suasion 3 (+5), Ranged Combat (Handguns) 2 (+5),
Stealth 2 (+3); Offenses: Initiative +3, Melee +5
(Damage +1), Handgun +p (Damage +3); Defenses:
Dodge 4, Parry 4, Fortitude 4, Toughness 3, Will 3

Power Points: Abilities 32 + Advantages 12 + Skills 19 + Defenses 11 = 74 points

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Franklins Venture Capitalist PL 6/148 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Powers Offense
Empowered Lackey, Summon Minion 5 (Active, Initiative +1
Heroic, Variable Type—Any armed lackey; Limit-
ed—Must arrive by own power, Activation—Move) Defense
(24 pts) Dodge 3 Fortitude 5
Parry 3 Toughness 4/2
The Best Money Can Buy, Variable 4 (Affects Oth- 7
Will
ers; Limited—Can’t be changed during the story)
(28 pts)

Equipment
50 points in weapons, gear, vehicles and bases as
needed for the story

SKILLS
Deception 10 (+14), Expertise (Business) 10 (+14),
Insight 8 (+10), Intimidation 6 (+10), Perception 4
(+6), Persuasion 10 (+14), Technology 4 (+8)

ADVANTAGES
Benefits 7 (Status, Wealth: Billionaire; Choose
Diplomatic Immunity or Security Clearance), Con-
nected, Daze (Persuasion), Equipment 10, Fascinate
(Persuasion), Inspire 4, Set-up 2, Skill Mastery
(Persuasion), Teamwork, Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 28 + Powers 52 + Advantages 29 + Skills 26 + Defenses 13 = 148 points

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ICEPICK
Male, 28, 5’6”, 165 lbs., frost blue eyes, light brown hair
Really: Cesar Cardoza newly-christened Icepick, this was all he could ask
A part of: the Cuban government for and more.
Based out of: Havana, Cuba His government friends told him about a girl
Worked as: a government assassin they thought might be a mutant, and sent him to
Active during: the Iron Age spy on her. Cesar thought she was gorgeous, and
decided that he was going to marry her. He tried
Looks: Icepick is a Cuban man in his thirties, with to date her, but his abusive side frightened her
slicked back black hair and a pencil-thin moustache. terribly. Being a top agent of the Cuban govern-
He prefers to wear light colors, often a Bermuda ment, her parents knew they had only one chance
suit with an ice blue tie and tinted-blue sunglasses. to save their daughter...escape to America. It
When his powers activate, his eyes and hair turn worked for a while, but Icepick
pure white, while his skin takes on a bluish pallor, hasn’t stopped thinking
like frostbite. of Flashfire as his fiance,
and he’s going to win her
Known History: Born Cesar Cardoza, Icepick had back.
a rough upbringing in a poverty-stricken country.
He learned early that being ruthless would get
enough to eat. The Communist rhetoric was all fine
and good, but it wouldn’t satisfy a gnawing hunger.
Icepick has often bragged about killing for as little
as a loaf of bread and I’ve no reason to doubt it.
He quickly learned how to grease the skids of
society, picking out who to buy off to stay out of
trouble, and who to roll over onto the government
types to earn benefits. He didn’t count on upsetting
the wrong guy, so when that person became the
local police chief, Cesar found himself swept into
prison for a murder that he may or may not have
committed.
But those government types he turned to, they
didn’t let him down. They recruited him into a
secret project based off discarded Soviet Silver Age
technology, to try and make their own super-agent.
He had no idea he wasn’t expected to live through
the process; none of the other two dozen had. Were
they ever shocked when he survived, and actually
gained powers. They never told him the likelihood
of this, they just tossed him into spy school, then
sent him out to kill people they didn’t like. For the
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Psychology: Icepick is a power-obsessed thug. He If engaged in combat, Icepick gets his shroud up
gets his jollies from using his abilities to intimidate first, then moves to get into touch range with the
or control others. He’s as cold inside as he is out, nearest person so that he can use his devastating
having absolutely no qualms or remorse about tak- zero touch. He prefers to establish where a fight
ing a life. He likes to think of himself as a practical takes place, and will smartly stay under cover, hid-
joker, but his jokes are often very cruel, and his den to strike at the best advantage, then run when
laugh just makes these moments worse. He also the jig is up.
thinks of himself as a womanizer, but let’s face it, he
pays for the women. He gets his money’s worth, in
his mind, and the less said about that, the better.
Adventure Seeds
Flashfire is sure she’s seen Icepick spying on her par-
ents’ home, and this has her alarmed. No one else
Known Abilities: Cesar Cardoza has the ability
can confirm his presence in the country though, and
to generate a field of intense cold around his body
they have other missions to tackle. Is she right? Will
which is devastating to anyone that enters it, and
Icepick target her parents in order to win his “love”
isn’t immune. This field acts like dry ice, and smokes
back? Can she find the proof she needs? Is it all this
up an area, making it hard to see. Between the ice
straightforward, or is there something deeper to this
particles and odd physical breakdown at near ab-
mystery?
solute zero, this field offers decent protection from
attacks as well. He can focus this cold into his grip,
Icepick has decided to strike out on his own for
a bone-numbing chill that causes immediate struc-
his latest venture, setting up in a disaster-ravaged
tural damage to anything he touches.
Caribbean country and holding the humanitarian
aid for ransom. Each attempt to land more supplies
On the other hand: Icepick solidified his control
is picked off by the assassin, and if the heroes can’t
over his gang and leveraged his power into the realm
pin him down quickly, the aftermath is only going
of politics, eventually organizing a coup to rule
to get uglier!
Cuba. He’s not much more than a gang leader in
an even more expensively-tailored suit. But being
in charge of his country means he’s made contacts Customization Notes
with supervillains he normally wouldn’t, and turned
the country into the perfect island resort of villainy,
while plotting attacks against America. This just
gives him more people to abuse, and much more
money.

Campaign Use
Icepick is a sick and twisted assassin with foreign
government backing. He’s also got a unique kill-
ing style, even if it’s just one note. He should come
across as slimy and cruel, with a sense of humor that
leads him to laugh when icing the wings off flies. He
can become obsessed with a target, such as his cur-
rent paramour Flashfire. It’s conceivable she’s not his
first, and it doesn’t have to be a woman: a special car
or boat, perhaps, or villa.
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Icepick PL 14/186 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 4 4 4 6 1 4 1
Powers Offense
Frigid Blood, Immunity 10 (all cold), Senses 3 Initiative +8
(ranged acute Detect Temperatures by Touch) (13 Shroud, Toughness DC 20, Fortitude DC 15
pts) Zero Degree Touch +14, Fortitude DC 16, Tough-
ness DC 28
Shroud of Absolute Cold, Environment (Extreme
Cold, Visibility -5 Perception; 30’ radius), Protec- Defense
tion 8, reaction Damage 5 (Affects Insubstantial Dodge 8 Fortitude 8
1) linked to reaction Affliction 5 (vs. Fortitude, Parry 10 Toughness 12/4
Hindered; Affects Insubstantial 1; Limited to one 8
Will
degree) (Activation—Standard action) (42 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Zero Degree Touch, Damage 13 (Affects Insub- Motivation—Power: Icepick enjoys the feeling he
stantial 1) linked to Weaken Toughness 6 (Affects gets from holding a person’s life in his hands.
Insubstantial 1, Affects Objects Also, Insidious) (28
pts) Obsession—Flashfire The perfect woman for him,
Icepick is determined to bring her back home to
SKILLS Cuba and make her his wife.
Athletics 8 (+9), Close Combat (Ice Powers) 5
(+11), Close Combat (Knives) 4 (+10), Deception MINIONS
5 (+6), Expertise (Streetwise) 6 (+7), Investigation Bob the Mook
4 (+5), Perception 4 (+8), Ranged Combat (Rifle) 4 The Mook is well-known throughout the Gulf of
(+8), Stealth 8 (+12) Mexico, into Central America, and across the Ca-
ribbean. If someone needs thugs, or to be smuggled
ADVANTAGES into a war zone, or acquire just the right kind of
Chokehold, Close Attack 3, Fast Grab, Fearless, narcotic, the Mook is the guy to see. Bob is the
Grabbing Finesse, Improved Hold, Improved Initia- Ultimate Mook, and passes his training and wisdom
tive, Language (English; Native—Spanish), Minion on to the lesser mooks in return for their agreement
3 to work for him for two years. Icepick relies on
the Mook as his primary means of getting around
covertly, and extracted from a place quickly. Why
the Mook is so loyal to Icepick remains a mystery,
but it’s believed he holds something over Bob. Use
the Militant stats, giving him Expertise (Espionage),
reduce Fortitude to 3, and put the point into Con-
nections (which he can use with Deception).

Power Points: Abilities 50 + Powers 83 + Advantages 13 + Skills 24 + Defenses 16 = 186 points

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METAL RAIN
Male, 32 (at time of death), 6’1”, 185 lbs., red eyes, black hair
Really: Felipe Aguilar Then he was alive again. How could he? He also
A loyal servant of: Blood Lily didn’t care, because his reanimation included some
Based out of: Los Angeles, California impressive super-powers, and a level of indestruc-
Worked as: a super-powered enforcer and body- tibility. All he had to be was the walking, talking,
guard for Lily fighting love toy of his old boss’s moll: renamed as
Active during: the Iron Age supervillainess Blood Lily. Now he was Metal Rain.
After all, he’s just the muscle; it’s Lily with the target
Looks: He’s pale and rugged, just over six feet tall, on her back, and she picks out some sweet-looking
with a slim, well-defined physique. He has the people for her Grave Lilies. The perks of being num-
same fiery red eyes as his “sister” Barb, but a much ber one among the flunkies.
more delighted look to his face. He likes to scar,
tattoo and pierce himself, but only if it adds to his
“hotness”. A significant reason for his presence is
to look good at his mistress’s side. He wears dark
brown leather pants, combat boots, a studded black
leather belt, and short biker gloves with studs on the
knuckles, all while constantly surrounded by whirl-
ing saw blades of all sizes and shapes.

Known History: He grew up in the slums of East

Los Angeles. He learned at a young age how to
make a rep for himself and keep the bigger, meaner
kids off his back. This rep took him higher up the
criminal mob food chain. So on up the chain Felipe
climbed, always the runner, the driver, the soldier,
or the fall guy. The guys at the top, who bossed him
around and took the cut of his money, they were the
ones with bullseyes on their backs. They were the
ones ending up in a river, crushed in a car, or mak-
ing “suicide” leaps off tall buildings.
Felipe hit his own vision of the big-time: right-
hand man and personal driver to Angeldust. He
enjoyed his time in this role, and all the perks that
came with it. This made him loyal to Angeldust
as well. When the hammer fell on his boss for the
murder of that nosy bitch heroine, he took what
could have been the fatal shot himself. Felipe died
knowing he had a good run, and his boss could get
away to extract some pain on the heroes.
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Psychology: Metal Rain is a born follower. He
learned early in life to find the coattails of the big-
gest, baddest, toughest person on the block, and
hold onto them for all he was worth. Now he’s
learned that even if it doesn’t work all the time, the
rewards will come eventually, since he’s sporting a
handsome super-powered body thanks to that ser-
vice. Very little can convince Felipe that he should
be his own man. He’s brutal when he needs to
protect his charge, and doesn’t believe in showboat-
ing. The sooner the fight ends, the safer his mistress
will be; and the sooner they can both get to the
hedonism back home. Felipe’s not a thinker; he can
get a bit lost if his boss isn’t around and his instruc-
tions don’t include whatever hiccup has occurred.
He’s also confused on one, very important point. He
sees Barb as his “grave sister” and her defection has
him thrown for a loop. He hates her as Jenny, but as
Barb, she proved strong enough to escape Lily, and
to hurt their mistress in return. So is Barb stron-
ger, he wonders? And we all know that deep down,
Felipe gravitates toward the strongest.
Known Abilities: Metal Rain is in an identical un-
dead state to Barb (as magical reanimating of dead
bodies gets). So that makes him a revenant too, I
suppose. Maybe a zombie, but that brings up images
that just don’t suit Barb and Metal Rain. Regardless,
Metal Rain shares all the physical attributes of his
‘grave sister’: incredible durability, no need for the
basic needs of human life, and the ability to return
from seeming death after a day or so.
Where he differs from Barb is in the power he
possesses. Metal Rain can manipulate magnetic
fields for various effects. Not being the brightest
bulb in the floor show, he doesn’t have many ef-
fects, but the ones he has are pretty darn good. He
can propel himself and a number of other people
through the air at tremendous speeds by creating
platforms of ferrous metals. He has taken to mim-
icking Barb’s chains with an array of saw blades he
keeps whirling around his body, which also provide
him a ready source of material to attack with. If he’s
out of blades, he’s not above finding ferrous material
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using his powers, and shaping them into new blades
to restock himself.
On the other hand: it’s possible that Metal Rain
might see his reanimation as a second chance, one
he doesn’t want to blow this time. Being a follower
got him killed for no good reason, and now, he’s
been brought back for the same role. No, worse,
he’s back as a boy toy? Metal Rain quickly slices up
this Blood Lily, seizes control of her resources, then
turns his attentions to what remains of Angeldust’s
former empire. Talk about knowing where the bod-
ies are buried. Metal Rain is a vicious, bloodthirsty
crime lord on the rise here, and nothing will get in
his way.
Campaign Use
Metal Rain is the muscle that makes Blood Lily
even more dangerous. He provides a powerful
punch with his variety of buzzsaw attacks, and his
loyalty means that he’s ready and willing to take
shots for his mistress in order to get her away. He
has no reason to fear for himself, since he’ll reani-
mate again in a day or so. When initially revealed,
players might see his saw blades as a version of
Barb’s powers, making for a nasty surprise when
they discover his actual superpower is magnetic
control. He also provides a grotesque “love story”
with Blood Lily and his uncertain feelings for Barb,
the woman who seems stronger than his mistress.
Just a little twist to put some flavor on an otherwise
standard bodyguard/lap dog archetype.
Adventure Seed
“Please help me! I want out, please meet me!” That’s
the message Barb gets through covert means from
Metal Rain. If she’s gotten any hint that her “broth-
er” is confused about his relationship with her, Barb
may have taken advantage of it in the past. If not,
this might be the time to do so. Can Barb trust
Blood Lily’s number one agent and man-strumpet?
Does Metal Rain himself realize he’s setting up Barb
for recapture, or revenge?
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Metal Rain PL 10/194 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 6 2 4 6 0 0 3
Powers Offense
Manipulate Metal 17 pt. array Initiative +2
Move Metal, Move Object 8 (Precise 1) (17 pts) Metal Blizzard, Reflex DC 17 for ½ effect; Forti-
Flying Discs, Flight 8 (500 mph; Area-shapeable; Plat- tude DC 17/14 vs. Affliction, Toughness DC 22/19
form) (1 pt)
vs. Damage
Metal Cyclone, Reflex DC 19 for ½ effect; Tough-
Metal Storm 28 pt. array
Metal Rain, ranged Damage 10 (Homing 2, Penetrating
ness DC 24/20
6) (28 pts) Metal Rain +10, Toughness DC 25 (Penetrating 6)
Metal Tempest, ranged Damage 8 (Indirect 4, Multiat- Metal Tempest +10, Toughness DC 23+ (Multiat-
tack) (1 pt) tack)
Metal Cyclone, ranged Damage 9 (Area—Cone, Concen- Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 17; Toughness DC
tration; Distracting) (1 pt)
Metal Blizzard, ranged Affliction 7 (vs. Fortitude,
23 vs. Sea of Saws
Hindered + Vulnerable; Area—Burst, Extra Condi-
tion; Limited to one degree) linked to ranged Damage Defense
7 (Area—Burst; Limited—Against targets successfully Dodge 6 Fortitude 10
Afflicted) (1 pt)
Parry 8 Toughness 10

Sea of Saws, reaction Damage 8 (Removable -6) Will 3

(26 pts)
Undead Body, Immortality 5 (1 day), Immunity
11 (aging, total life support), Protection 4, Senses 2
(darkvision) (27 pts)
SKILLS
Athletics 4 (+6), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+10),
Expertise (Mechanics) 5 (+5), Intimidation 7 (+10),
Perception 4 (+4), Ranged Combat (Metal Storm) 4
(+8), Vehicles 4 (+8)
ADVANTAGES
All-Out Attack, Attractive 1, Close Attack 2, Die-
hard, Great Endurance, Improved Critical 4 (18-20
with Metal Storm, 18-20 with Unarmed), Improved
Grab, Improved Hold, Interpose, Power Attack,
Ranged Attack 2
COMPLICATIONS
Grave Sister: Metal Rain isn’t sure how to feel about
Barb. She was killed by his old boss for getting in
his way and not being strong enough to avoid being
killed in the process. On the other hand, her free-
dom is proof that Blood Lily’s magic has limits.
Motivation—Following the Power: Metal Rain
enjoys working for another, stronger person who
can keep the heat off of him, while luxuriating in
the rewards his boss achieves.
Weak-willed: Metal Rain enjoys serving, but can
become confused if his employer/boss/mistress is
defeated in a particularly telling way. Simple defeat
isn’t enough; everyone is forced to retreat some-
times.

Power Points: Abilities 46 + Powers 102 + Advantages 16 + Skills 16 + Defenses 13 = 193 points
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SCATTERBRAIN
Male; age inapplicable; 5’8”, 175 lbs., gray eyes, gray hair
Really: Subject Beta-410; uses the name Bobby or The most surprising element of this whole opera-
Betty Fortin depending on the mind in the “driver’s tion was its success. Shane’s latent telepathy surfaced
seat” thanks to the infusion of active psionic cells. The
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: Chandler, Arizona
Worked as: whatever would make ends meet to
further his plots
Active during: the Iron Age

Looks: “Betty Fortin” is a male of average height

and weight, with trim gray hair, slender and nearly
effeminate. He wears a teal green bodysuit with
black, wrist-length gloves and ankle-high black
boots. The bodysuit has random jagged lines in yel-
low all over it, as if the costume were just as frag-
mented as “her” mind.

Known History: Scatterbrain’s history begins with

his conception in a test tube, part of a private re-
search lab’s Project Mimesis, Subject Beta-410. The
goal of the project was to see if psionic powers could
be cultivated through an amalgamation of different
brains. The project was the brainchild (no pun in-
tended, I promise) of Prof. Shane Marks, an expert
is psionic research. Since an incident in his youth,
he was certain he possessed latent mental powers.
He also developed a terminal illness from all his ex-
periments trying to activate them. Project Mimesis
was his last chance to save his life and awaken those
powers. First, he developed a cloned body without
a brain to serve as the receptacle. Then, he gathered
three other minor psychics with severe disabilities,
facing death but with healthy brains. Marks and his
partner, Dr. Roberts, never explained the procedure
completely. They had no clue that the final phase of
the project involved Roberts’s team removing their
brains, grafting the donor’s psionic centers into
Shane’s own, and then transplanting the enlarged
brain into the cloned body.
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entire operation was moved into an isolated facility
deep in the Rocky Mountains, where Roberts could
continue to track its progress. It wasn’t long before
a huge side effect surfaced. One day, Shane’s con-
sciousness submerged and Danita LaCroix’s mind
took over. As the various personalities struggled for
control, Beta-410 started to go crazy, despite all
Roberts’s efforts to sustain Shane’s dominance. The
entity named itself Fortin and escaped the facility in
a rampage.
Since then, the four personalities have managed to
create a detente, wandering in a nation-wide crime
spree. They target expensive trinkets or events in
which they can get large amounts of money quickly,
then make their getaway to hide. The other three are
starting to realize there’s a master plan in action, and
wonder what Shane has in mind with each note he
leaves them with the next step toward Scatterbrain’s
agenda.
Psychology: Beta-410 as it’s officially known, or
Bob/Betty Fortin as it calls itself, or Scatterbrain
as the media refers to it, is a mix of four distinct
personalities battling for one organic shell. The first,
and normally dominant, personality is Shane Marks.
He’s the man who designed and implemented
Project Mimesis, and now has to deal with its fallout
and unexpected side effects. He’s an intellectual and
a schemer, as well as survivalist. Now that he’s going
to live, and has his powers, he’s ready to implement
his next plan, making the best of the situation in the
process. He has genuine friendship for life-long ally
Dr. Roberts, but everyone else is just a tool for him
to use in his long-range plans.
David Garvin was born sickly and decided early
on he wouldn’t let that stop him. He built up his
body and mind with experimental biofeedback,
overcame disciplinary issues with martial arts, and
overcame the lingering chronic pain by mastering
acupuncture. He became one of the more dangerous
martial artists on Earth, but his body continued to
betray him. He’s become embittered by all these di-
sasters, and hates to lose control when he’s in charge.
He takes what he feels is rightfully his, bullying
anyone and everyone while he does it.
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Danita LaCroix was one of the socialite prin-
cesses mortified to learn she would die by the age
of twenty-five. She insisted that couldn’t happen to
someone like her. It didn’t, and at first she wasn’t
pleased with the results. However, she’s beginning
to enjoy the ride, and puts her social skills and
contacts to good use for Scatterbrain. All this power
can make her life comfortable, and she’s discovered
being a guy is kind of hot. She’s the personality that
smooths out Shane’s demands and keeps the quartet
as unified as they are (which isn’t much). She’s fun-
loving, personable, outgoing and a killer seductress
who enjoys using people who have no idea they’re
being used...until it’s too late.
Kelly Brice is a streetwise thief. She’s a total punk,
insulting, distrustful of authority, and hard as nails.
She hates the other personalities, but as more of a
physical psychic, she possesses the least ability to
assert mental control, so she’s bullied into working
with them. When she’s on the loose, she’ll do what-
ever is asked of her, but it’s grudging, lackluster, and
takes second place to her own petty crimes.
They don’t like each other, they all hate Shane,
and they only listen to him at all because they be-
lieve he has a plan to make the host body rich and
powerful. Danita has helped convince them of this,
and Shane has failed to realize that she’s done this
to organize a coup when his plot comes to fruition.
This is as dysfunctional as a person can get, really.
Known Abilities: Each of Scatterbrain’s personali-
ties possesses a unique psionic power accessible
only when that personality is dominant. This makes
Scatterbrain an unpredictable foe, both for heroes
and Scatterbrain himself. Shane has at last tapped
into potent telepathic powers, including the abil-
ity to create visual hallucinations and fire blasts of
mental energy. David Garvin uses psychic energy to
enhance his strength and agility, heal himself and
boost the damage from his martial arts. Danita LaC-
roix is a powerful mind controller, while Kelly Brice
is a strong psychokinetic.
The problem for Scatterbrain is that these per-
sonalities aren’t in sync. When one is in control of
the body, the other three are unable to know what’s
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happening. They also can’t communicate directly
with each other, forced to do so by leaving mes-
sages for the next personality to read or hear. The
personalities have come to an agreement to make
sure that they pass along all messages to each other
as requested, or their existence would be unbear-
able. While they can choose to pass active control
to a specific other personality at will, physical and
mental trauma can shift the personalities around at
random, making dangerous situations even riskier.
[A failed Will or Toughness save will cause one of
the other personalities to surface randomly.]
On the other hand: “Betty” actually merged into
a more distinct entity, with all the other personali-
ties still lurking in that over-sized brain. This means
that Betty thinks of himself as one person, and has
access to all the powers at the same time, but suf-
fers severe schizophrenic unreality and occasional
split personality. He views himself as a monstrous
freak, with no problem unleashing this vast array
of power on people who upset him. Dr. Roberts is
his only friend, as he tries to find Shane’s personal-
ity underneath everything, and someday may help
Scatterbrain become a more coherent, intelligent
threat. Then a most dangerous villain will erupt on
the scene.
Campaign Use
Scatterbrain is a mad scientist’s dream, and a potent,
varied psionic threat. Just about all the standard
psychic powers are found here, and he offers the
campaign an unpredictable threat in a number of
ways. Since each of the personalities wants different
things, while working on instructions from Shane
Marks, the heroes will have to figure out which
personality is currently dominant, and what the
two-layered scheme is. When combat breaks out,
things get even harder, since any successful damage
inflicted will bring up a different personality and
power. Scatterbrain is subtly backed by a psionic re-
search foundation operated by Dr. Roberts, provid-
ing another avenue of threat and investigation for
the campaign.
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Adventure Seeds
An strange outbreak of bizarre behavior from the
city’s elite points toward mind control, and all leads
point to Scatterbrain. Danita is currently in control,
but she insists she’s innocent, and that she can sense
the source of the mind control is from a psionic
studies institute. She’s mostly right, but is there
more going on here than meets the eye? Is there
something in the institute that Scatterbrain needs?
Is the institute trying to lure Scatterbrain into its
clutches?
Scatterbrain’s attempt to rob a charity event has
gone off the rails, and now it’s a hostage situation.
Worse still, the stress is making the personalities
switch fast and furious, forcing the heroes to deal
with unpredictable switches of power and agenda in
a building full of innocent victims!
MINION
Dr. Lester Roberts (PL 2/45 pp)
Str 0, Sta 0, Agl 0, Dex 2, Fgt 0, Int 5, Awa 2,
Pre 0; Equipment: Smart-phone, medical bag,
truck, research lab; Advantages: Connected,
Equipment 4, Well-Informed
Skills: Expertise (Business) 4 (+9), Expertise
(Current Events) 3 (+8), Expertise (Science) 7
(+12), Persuasion 4 (+4) Technology 5 (+10),
Treatment 7 (+12), Vehicles 4 (+6)
Offense: Initiative +0, Unarmed +0 (Damage
+0);Defense: Dodge 0, Parry 2, Fort 0, Tough
0, Will 4
Lester Roberts is Shane’s childhood friend and
has worked on the project for years with him.
It was his medical team that successfully grafted
the brains together and transplanted it into the
clone. Lester remains loyal despite the way the
project has gone askew, using their foundation’s
resources to keep Scatterbrain free and covering
for Shane’s crimes.
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Scatterbrain (Shane Marks) PL 10/149 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 3 3 1 7 3 2
Powers Offense
Multiple Minds, Morph 2 (Metamorph 4, Innate Initiative +3
1; Limited—Mental only, Side Effect—Failed Will Mental Blast, Will DC 23 damage
or Toughness check shifts personalities, Quirk—
Doesn’t share memories between personalities) (11 Defense
pts) Dodge 13/8 Fortitude 6
Parry 12 Toughness 6/2
Telepath, 38 pt. array 12
Telepathy, Mind Reading 8 (Sensory Link, Subtle 1),
Will
linked to Communicate 3 (Mental; Subtle 1) (38 pts)
Mental Blast, perception range Damage 9 (Alternate COMPLICATIONS
resistance—Will) (1 pt) Motivation—Sanity: Scatterbrain is just trying to
Hallucinations, Illusions 10 (Visual; Independent, Selec- find a balance and control of the rainbow of con-
tive; Resistable by Will) (1 pt) flicting personalities rattling about in his head.

Equipment
Batons, Damage 1
Staff, Damage 2
Throwing Knives, ranged multiattack Damage 1

SKILLS
Deception 7 (+9), Expertise (Anatomy) 7 (+14),
Expertise (Psionics) 8 (+15), Insight 5 (+8), Percep-
tion 4 (+7), Persuasion 5 (+6), Technology 8 (+15),
Treatment 6 (+13)

ADVANTAGES
Defensive Roll 4, Eidetic Memory, Fascinate (De-
ception), Inventor, Minion 2, Taunt

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 41 + Advantages 10 + Skills 25 + Defenses 23 = 149 points

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Scatterbrain (David Garvin) PL 10/149 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3/0 2 8/3 3 5 1 5 2
Powers Offense
Multiple Minds, Morph 2 (Metamorph 4, Innate Initiative +3/+8
1; Limited—Mental only, Side Effect—Failed Will Ki Strike +12, Toughness DC 20/23 (penetrating
or Toughness check shifts personalities, Quirk— 5) or Fortitude DC 14 Weaken
Doesn’t share memories between personalities) (11 Staff/Batons +13, Toughness DC 17/22; Batons
pts) DC 16/21
Throwing Knife +10, Toughness DC 17+ (multiat-
Bio-feedback mastery tack)
Ki Strike, 15 pt. array Unarmed +12, Toughness DC 15/18
Breaking Blow, Weaken 5 (Toughness; Progressive) (15
pts)
Diamond Blow, Damage 5 (Str-based; Penetrating 5, Split
1) (1 pt)
Defense
Mind Over Body, 16 pt. array Dodge 13/8 Fortitude 6
Empowering Ki, Enhanced Trait 8 (Strength +3, Agility Parry 12 Toughness 7/2
+5) (16 pts)
Will 12
Accelerate Healing, Healing 5 (Energizing, Persistent,
Restorative; Self only) (1 pt)
Speed of Thought COMPLICATIONS
Leaping 4 (100’), Speed 3 (15 mph), Quickness 1 (8 pts) Motivation—Sanity: Scatterbrain is just trying to
find a balance and control of the rainbow of con-
Equipment flicting personalities rattling about in his head.
Batons, Damage 1
Staff, Damage 2
Throwing Knives, ranged multiattack Damage 1

SKILLS
Athletics 9 (+9/+12), Close Combat (Unarmed)
5 (+10), Close Combat (Staves) 4 (+9), Expertise
(Acupuncture) 4 (+5) Intimidation 7 (+9), Percep-
tion 6 (+11), Ranged Combat (Thrown) 5 (+8),
Stealth 6 (+9/+14), Treatment 4 (+5)

ADVANTAGES
Accurate Attack, Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack,
Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 1, Power Attack,
Ranged Attack

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 41 + Advantages 10 + Skills 25 + Defenses 23 = 149 points

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Scatterbrain (Danita LaCroix) PL 10/149 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 3 3 0 6 7 3
Powers Offense
Multiple Minds, Morph 2 (Metamorph 4, Innate Initiative +3
1; Limited—Mental only, Side Effect—Failed Will Mind Control, Will DC 20
or Toughness check shifts personalities, Quirk—
Doesn’t share memories between personalities) (11 Defense
pts) Dodge 8 Fortitude 6
Parry 8 Toughness 2
Mind Control, perception range Affliction 10 (vs. 13
Will
Will, Dazed/Compelled/Controlled; Cumulative,
Subtle 1) (41 pts) COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Sanity: Scatterbrain is just trying to
Equipment find a balance and control of the rainbow of con-
Batons, Damage 1 flicting personalities rattling about in his head.
Staff, Damage 2
Throwing Knives, ranged multiattack Damage 1

SKILLS
Deception 8 (+11), Expertise (Current Events) 4
(+10), Expertise (High Society) 8 (+11, Pre-based),
Insight 4 (+10), Intimidation 6 (+9), Investigation
4 (+10), Perception 5 (+12), Persuasion 7 (+10),
Stealth 4 (+7)

ADVANTAGES
Connected, Contacts, Fascinate 2 (Deception,
Persuasion), Languages 2 (French, Italian), Skill
Mastery (Deception), Taunt, Ultimate Skill (Decep-
tion), Well-informed

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 41 + Advantages 10 + Skills 25 + Defenses 23 = 149 points

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Scatterbrain (Kelly Brice) PL 10/149 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 3 3 4 1 4 4
Powers Offense
Multiple Minds, Morph 2 (Metamorph 4, Innate Initiative +3
1; Limited—Mental only, Side Effect—Failed Will Telekinetic Blast, Toughness DC 25
or Toughness check shifts personalities, Quirk— Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 15 (17 for Impro-
Doesn’t share memories between personalities) (11 vised Weapon)
pts)
Defense
Psychokinesis, 32 pt. array Dodge 10 Fortitude 6
Telekinetic Control, perception Move Object 10 (Precise,
Parry 10 Toughness 10/2
Subtle 1, Dynamic) (33 pts)
Telekinetic Blast, perception range Damage 10 (Subtle 1, Will 10
Dynamic) (2 pts)
Telekinetic Flight, Flight 7 (Subtle 1, Dynamic) (2 pts) COMPLICATIONS
Telekinetic Field, Protection 8 (Subtle 1, Sustained, Dy-
Motivation—Sanity: Scatterbrain is just trying to
namic) (2 pts)
find a balance and control of the rainbow of con-
Deflection Field, Deflect 8 (Redirect, Dynamic) (2 pts)
flicting personalities rattling about in his head.
Equipment
Batons, Damage 1
Staff, Damage 2
Throwing Knives, ranged multiattack Damage 1

SKILLS
Acrobatics 7 (+10), Athletics 8 (+8), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 4 (+8), Expertise (Streetwise) 6 (+7),
Intimidation 8 (+12), Perception 7 (+11), Stealth 6
(+9), Vehicles 4 (+7)

ADVANTAGES
Chokehold, Close Attack 2, Contacts, Improved
Hold, Improvised Weapon 3, Leadership, Takedown

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 41 + Advantages 10 + Skills 25 + Defenses 23 = 149 points

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SHOTGUN SALLY I & II

I: Female, 32, 5’10”, 180 lbs., black eyes, brown hair
II: Female, 42, 5’5”, 145 Lbs., green eyes, blond hair
Really: Sallie Ann Trevette first, then Lysette Mills driver, but that didn’t stop her from piling on the
A part of: no regular organization. The first Shot- charm with other soldiers, getting them to show
gun Sally was a hired killer, and worked in tempo- her cooler skills. She turned out to be an excellent
rary alliances and groups. The second was an utter sniper and enjoyed the feeling of “one hit, one kill.”
rogue, occasionally teaming up with others more When her time was up, Sallie reentered civilian life
by accident than real intentions, and it never lasted to find work that would satisfy her.
long after the first punches were thrown. Naturally, this was professional killing. Snuffing
Based out of: Texas. Sallie Ann worked out of out people in a single twitch of her finger while
Houston, and Lysette was taken over in Fort Worth,
to wander around the Midwest and American
Southwest.
Worked as: a professional assassin. Lysette was a
housewife before she became a wandering murder-
ing monster, poor dear.
Active during: the Iron Age

Looks: Sallie Ann is a tall woman in her early

twenties with an athletic build, her hair cut short
and spiked up, and dark makeup around her eyes
and lips. Her costume is “biker chic”—tight leather
pants, boots with spikes, tight bustier, dog collar
and dark wraparound sunglasses. Lysette is her exact
opposite, petite with light-colored hair and eyes,
preferring rugged sportswear. When each becomes
Shotgun Sally, they’re encased in constantly squirm-
ing, obsidian-looking links of metal. In this form,
they lack any facial features, but have long, flowing
white hair. When it sinks beneath the epidermis of
its host, sharp-eyed observers can sometimes notice
a dark shadow slither under the skin, or behind
their irises.

Known History: Sallie Ann Trevette was trouble

since she could walk. Always rebellious and strong-
willed, she was constantly running away from home
before she was even thirteen. She committed one
petty crime too many to celebrate turning eighteen,
and was sentenced to boot camp. She trained as a
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running from the law and vengeful enemies fulfilled
the adrenaline junkie in her. She earned a decent
reputation and made good money, living the life she
wanted. That came to an end when a drug ring in
New Mexico cornered her and sent her to her death
over the side of a cliff. Instead, her body smashed
close to a dormant alien artifact laying in the ravine
since it crashed in the 1950s.
This device was a sentient piece of weaponized
nanotech that awoke due to the flickering bio-
electricity that suddenly arrived. It slithered from its
containment shell, covering Sallie Ann like a chain
shroud. It awoke in a kind of safe mode, sluggish
and learning about its new surroundings, so it let
Sallie Ann take the driver’s seat. When she awoke,
Sallie Ann sensed the intelligence in the suit and let
it explain to her the powers it granted her. When
she was ready, Sallie Ann leaped out of the New
Mexico desert as the newest, most capable hired kill-
er to hit the scene: Shotgun Sallie. She found plenty
of work, and thrilled at battling superheroes. After
a few years though, the suit had learned enough to
power up fully. By that time, it found Sallie Ann
had built up a resistance to its control. The suit left
Sallie Ann just before the Torchbearers arrived for a
showdown, as if it knew they were coming.
Lysette Mills had built up a wonderful life for
herself in the few short years since graduating high
school. She’d gone from popular cheerleader with
the local football hero boyfriend to respected young
mother with a hard-working husband. She adored
her daughter, and seeing her show off her smarts at
school. She couldn’t have been happier. She had no
idea what was lurking in the shadows one day, as the
suit sought out a new host. It had seriously under-
estimated the energy it stored up from Sallie Ann,
so while Lysette wasn’t physically ideal, it latched
on anyway. It found her mentally perfect when it
effortlessly seized control of her mind. Renewed,
this Shotgun Sally mercilessly practiced its powers
on Lysette’s neighborhood before, heading out to
begin its own agenda. Whatever it is, no one has
been able to figure it out, for the Suit doesn’t speak
any Earthly language. For her part, Lysette is only
allowed pathetic pleas for help, enraged screams of
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pain, or angry, insane diatribes about the funda-
mental unfairness of the universe. For now, Shotgun
Sally strikes fast and hard, then heads back into the
American desert to prepare for the next phase of its
plan, whatever that might be.
Psychology: Sallie Ann Trevette is a thrill junkie
who longs for those moments when her life is
endangered. It’s the only time she truly feels alive.
She has no more concern for anyone’s life than she
has for her own and no concept of private property
or personal space. Even before the suit, she was on
the edge of being a sociopath; becoming Shotgun
Sally just pushed her the rest of the way. Deprived
of the suit, Sallie Ann has become a junkie denied
her drug. She’s desperate for power, for the thrill of
superhuman combat, and nothing else can do it for
her. This makes her more desperate and bloodthirsty
than ever.
Lysette is an unwilling victim of the nanotech that
grafted itself into her body. Her life has been ru-
ined and she’s on the run, not just from those who
would imprison her or use her for evil purposes, but
from her loved ones and the only ones who might
be able to help her. Lysette herself isn’t a villain, but
the alien tech makes her do things she doesn’t want
to. Lysette has gone from a happy person with an
average life to a self-loathing monster in an cosmic
world. She even tried suicide once, but the suit
prevented it.
Known Abilities: Sallie Ann is a capable killer, well-
trained as a military sniper despite having not been
allowed to become one; it’s all secondary training or
practice.
Lysette has no superhuman abilities, and doesn’t
even have specialized training beyond taking care of
a house and husband. She was a cheerleader in high
school, still flexible and athletic, but that’s about all.
Shotgun Sally derives all her powers and abilities
from the weaponized nanotech suit that has at-
tached itself, first to Sallie Ann, then later Lysette.
The suit grants its host enhanced reflexes, coordi-
nation and balance, as well as speed, leaping and
protection from damage. The suit can replicate its
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links, allowing it to explode in a furious rain of
shrapnel, or it can fire more controlled ballistic at-
tacks, all of which do tremendous damage and can
hamper a victim with lacerations, broken bones and
blood loss.
On the other hand: Shotgun Sally could have re-
vealed to the suit one thing it hasn’t learned: repro-
duction. Instead of being abandoned by the suit,
Sallie Ann helps it develop extra mass and then they
kidnap Lysette. No longer alone, Sallie Ann takes
the tormented housewife under her wing, and the
suit helps its progeny understand its potential. Now
the world faces two such bloodthirsty monsters.
Campaign Use
Shotgun Sally has two distinct uses depending on
the period of time the GM prefers. Her overall
storyline can be used as presented above, and the
powers can even be used as a template and moved
on to new hosts at the campaign’s needs. Early on,
Shotgun Sally is a rather unsettling paid killer, very
capable, with a powerful long-range punch and
plenty of maneuverability. She’s full of bloodlust and
a desire to push herself to the edge. Facing her is a
high-octane action thriller, trying to save the victims
on her list while tackling someone who cares as little
for herself as she does her targets.
Later on, the suit starts to take over other hosts,
and she becomes a more monstrous opponent with
alien motivations that provide the heroes with an
ongoing mystery. They must deal with a nomadic
monster who could start a rampage at any location,
then turn into a typical suburban housewife and
walk away unnoticed. She becomes less dangerous
in some ways, since the host’s skill set might not
be designed for super-villainy; in other ways, she
becomes harder to tackle since under the suit is an
innocent woman. Either way, figuring out the goal
will push the heroes. Once it tires of Lysette, or Ly-
sette becomes unusable to the suit due to injury or
death, it can move back to Sallie Ann (for all sorts
of story complications, since she’ll want the power,
but resent the control, and might feel betrayed by
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the suit), or onto a new host to further confuse the
players.
Adventure Seeds
Sallie Ann has been hired to assassinate a former
mob lieutenant who’s agreed to testify against his
bosses. The Feds call in the heroes to provide pro-
tection for their witness until the trial ends, so the
mob hedges its bet by putting an open contract out
on the turncoat, drawing a number of assassins and
leaving everyone caught in the crosshairs.
Lysette attacks a nuclear reactor to steal irradiated
boron rods for the suit’s purposes, when Lysette’s
daughter is on a school field trip to the plant. She
has to somehow alert the arriving heroes to the fact
that her daughter is in danger, knowing the suit
refuses to let her talk to anyone. How can she reach
the suit’s hated foes?
Sallie Ann hears of the new Shotgun Sally and goes
gunning for this “sad substitute.” She’s desperate,
and has basically sold herself to another villain for
the powers needed to teach Lysette a lesson. Of
course, the villain has his own reasons for helping
Sallie Ann. The heroes have to keep Lysette alive, try
to capture her, capture Sallie Ann, and uncover the
patron villain’s identity and plot!
Equipment for Sally Shotgun I
Cell Phone, Lock Release Gun, Night Vision
Goggles
Sniper Rifle, ranged Damage 5, 19-20 Critical
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
Knife, Damage 1, 19-20 Critical
Bulletproof Vest, Protection 4, Limited to ballis-
tics, Subtle 1
Car Size L, Str 5, Spd 5, Def 8, Tough 8
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Shotgun Sally I PL 12/ 170 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
6/2 8/4 5 5 4 1 3 1
Powers Offense
Ballistic Weapons Array, 30 pt. array Initiative +5
Claymore Attack, Damage 15 (Area—Burst, Selective; Ballistic Attack +12, Toughness DC 25 (Penetrat-
Unreliable—5 charges) (30 pts) ing 10)
Ballistic Attack, ranged Damage 10 (Penetrating 10) (1
pt)
Ballistic Spray +12, Toughness DC 27+ (Multiat-
Ballistic Spray, ranged Damage 12 (Multiattack, Penetrat- tack, Penetrating 6)
ing 6; Tiring) (1 pt) Claymore Attack, Dodge DC 25 for ½ effect,
Debilitating Attack, ranged Weaken 7 (Broad—Physical Toughness DC 25/20
Abilities, Simultaneous) (1 pt) Debilitating Attack +12, Fortitude DC 17
Knife +12, Toughness DC 22/18, 19-20
Bio-Enhancers, Enhanced Strength 4, Enhanced Sniper Rifle +12, Toughness DC 20, 17-20 critical
Stamina 4, Leaping 7 (900’), Protection 6 (Fades), Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 21/17
Speed 4 (30 mph) (30 pts)
Defense
Sentient Self-Replicating Weapon System, Activa- 8 12/8
Dodge Fortitude
tion—Standard action
Parry 8 Toughness 14/4

Equipment Will 6

SKILLS
Athletics 6 (+12/+8), Close Combat (Knives) 6
(+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+8), Expertise
(Streetwise) 6 (+7), Investigation 5 (+6), Perception
5 (+8), Ranged Combat (Guns) 4 (+9), Ranged
Combat (Thrown) 3 (+8), Ranged Combat (Weap-
ons Array) 4 (+9), Stealth 4 (+9), Vehicles 5 (+10)
ADVANTAGES
Chokehold, Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack,
Equipment 7, Grabbing Finesse, Improved Aim,
Improved Critical 2 (Rifles), Power Attack, Ranged
Attack 3
COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Thrills: Sallie Ann is an adrenaline
junkie. The more danger she’s in, the bigger the rush
she gets, often leading her to take unnecessary risks.
Sentient Weapons Suite: The armor Sallie Ann Tre-
vette wears as Shotgun Sally is a totally alien nano-
tech hive mind that normally hibernates beneath
the epidermis, possessing its own self-awareness and
interests. While it gets along with Sallie Ann, she
can’t always be sure when the armor will erupt on its
own for some unknown reason, or choose to remain
hibernating or even switch off in battle.

Power Points: Abilities 50 + Powers 61 + Advantages 19 + Skills 26 + Defenses 14 = 170 points

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Shotgun Sally II PL 11/113 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 10/6 6/2 1 0 2 0
Powers Offense
Ballistic Weapons Array, 30 pt. array Initiative +10/+6
Claymore Attack, Damage 15 (Area—burst, Selective; Ballistic Attack +11, Toughness DC 25 (Penetrat-
Unreliable—5 charges) (30 pts) ing 10)
Ballistic Attack, ranged Damage 10 (Penetrating 10) (1
pt)
Ballistic Spray +11, Toughness DC 27+ (Penetrat-
Ballistic Spray, ranged Damage 12 (Multiattack, Penetrat- ing 6)
ing 6; Tiring) (1 pt) Debilitating Attack +11, Fortitude DC 17
Debilitating Attack, ranged Weaken 7 (Broad—Physical
Abilities, Simultaneous) (1 pt) Defense
Dodge 12/8 Fortitude 4
Bio-Enhancers, Enhanced Agility 4, Enhanced
Parry 3 Toughness 10/2
Dexterity 4, Enhanced Ranged Attack 5, Leaping 7
(900’), Protection 6 (Fades), Speed 4 (30 mph) (35 Will 2
pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Sentient Self-Replicating Weapon System, Activa- Hatred—Herself: She has become a monster, un-
tion—Standard able to even control her own body. If she could die
she would.
SKILLS
Acrobatics 2 (+12/+8), Expertise (Local Area) 4 Motivation—Acceptance: Lysette believes that she
(+4), Insight 3 (+5), Perception 3 (+5) has little hope to ever get rid of the curse that is her
own body. She is constantly trying to find ways to
ADVANTAGES control or to deny it happening. Unfortunately, the
Defensive Roll 2, Improved Defense, Instant Up more she fights it, the more it fights back.

Obsession—Cure: Lysette has tried everything

from meditation to illegal narcotics in an effort
to shut down the monster that has taken over her
body. Somewhere out there must be some way of
getting rid of it.

Power Points: Abilities 26 + Powers 71 + Advantages 4 + Skills 6 + Defenses 6 = 113 points

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WASTELAND
Genderless, age inapplicable, 6’8”, 400 lbs., baleful yellow, no hair
Really: unknown the other hand, Wasteland’s presence was particu-
A part of: no organization larly upsetting and hurtful to Maiden of the Mist,
Based out of: wherever ecological damage has oc- so that might be a clue.
curred
Worked as: an unnatural avenger of the Earth
Active during: the Iron Age

Looks: This mindless monstrosity is a nearly seven

foot tall walking pile of toxic waste, discarded
biowarfare and raw solid pollution. Even though it
bears the shape of a man, it is anything but, more
a force of nature spawned to teach a terrible lesson.
Its glowing yellow “skin” is dotted with chunks of
barren earth. Stay far, far away.

Known History: One day, Wasteland just sort

of oozed up out of a secure government landfill
for obsolete biowarfare research, nuclear wastes
and fuel residue, and other solid contami-
nants. There was supposed to be a maximum
capacity in place, with carefully controlled
separation of materials. The incoming waste
mounted up quicker than intended however,
and those contingencies fell by the wayside.
They mixed, they mingled, and a portion at
the very center somehow fused into a sem-
blance of life. Wasteland destroyed the facility,
starting an inferno that raged for a week. By the
time it was finally put out, the monster had escaped
into the countryside.
From there, Wasteland was drawn to disaster sites,
whether it be toxic piles like Love Canal, meltdowns
like Three Mile Island, or cargo ships of trash that
couldn’t find a home. It would go on a rampage,
adding to the catastrophe until driven off or de-
stroyed, only to reappear in some other location
and begin again. Some people claim that Wasteland
represented Mother Earth’s fury at the way humans
poisoned her, but I’m not too sure about that. On
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Psychology: That would imply that Wasteland has a to negotiate tricky diplomacy and antsy locals,. all
mind. It is more of a mindless force that strikes out before Wasteland has a chance to go critical mass!
against anything and anyone in reach. If someone is
controlling its rampages, they don’t do a good job. A group of anti-nuke activists have discovered how
The only common factor is that it shows up, trashes to control Wasteland with the help of a mysterious
what it can and slugs it out with whoever shows up benefactor. They’re threatening America’s nuclear
until driven off or destroyed. stockpiles, and the heroes have to figure out how
it’s happening. Who is the benefactor? What do
Known Abilities: Wasteland’s body is extremely they gain out of the destruction? How can they free
resistant to damage due to its semi-fluidity and Wasteland?
the caustic chemicals that hurt whoever strikes the
beast. Even when destroyed, it will reconstitute itself
in a few weeks. Wasteland can generate an amazing
Customization Notes
variety of chemical attacks to hurl at enemies, in-
flicting any number of diseases, poisons, and viruses
or afflicting a target’s senses.

On the other hand: There’s not a lot of other

hands, actually. It’s a mindless beast coalescing from
the piles of toxic refuse built up over decades of
carelessness. It’s a pretty universal truth. I’ve heard
of one timeline where the beast actually coalesced
around a scientist that tried to expose corruption,
and this Wasteland makes an intelligent domestic
terrorist.

Campaign Use
Wasteland is a mindless monster with a ecologi-
cal theme. Heroes don’t really defeat Wasteland as
much as limit his destruction or get rid of him for a
while. If engaged in combat, Wasteland ignores the
heroes until someone does a significant amount of
damage to him. Once the heroes have established
themselves as a threat, Wasteland alternates his
biowarfare and chemical splash abilities in a radius
around him. If the heroes attack from range, Waste-
land uses his chemical splash attack.

Adventure Seeds
Wasteland appears in the aftermath of a nuclear
meltdown, twice as big and particularly angry. The
heroes have to help rescue teams with survivors
while battling a rampaging super-monster! What if
the meltdown is in another country? Now they need
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Wasteland PL 12/190 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
10 — 1 5 5 -2 0 4
Powers Offense
Inhuman Construction, Immortality 2 (1 week), Initiative +1
Immunity 30 (Fortitude checks), Insubstantial 1 Chemical Splash +9, Fortitude DC 24
(permanent), Protection 15, reaction Damage 4 Thrown Object +13, Toughness DC 25
(Secondary Effect) (74 pts) Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 25

Toxic Stew 42 pt. dynamic array Defense

Biowarfare, Variable 6 (Move action; Limited to Weaken Dodge 8 Fortitude —
powers, dynamic) (43 pts)
Chemical Splash, ranged Affliction 14 (vs. Fortitude, Im- Parry 9 Toughness 15
paired Perception+Dazed/Disabled Perception+Stunned; Will 4
Cumulative, Extra Condition; Limited to two degrees;
Dynamic) (2 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Lack of Manual Dexterity: Although human-
SKILLS shaped, Wasteland has no fingers, so anything
Intimidation 8 (+12), Perception 4 (+4), Ranged requiring digital manipulation is beyond him.
Combat (Thrown) 4 (+9)
Motivation—Vengeance: Wasteland is an avenger
ADVANTAGES of the callous damage that the human race inflicts
Close Attack 4, Diehard, Fearless, Power Attack, on the planet, a force of nature bent on teaching
Ranged Attack 4, Weapon Break lessons through terror.

Power Points: Abilities 36 + Powers 119 + Advantages 12 + Skills 8 + Defenses 15 = 190 points
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The Silicon Age Tone

Comics of the Modern Age are a direct reaction to in new and inventive ways to tell stories that some-
the Iron Age. Like most things that get overused how still look at the real world. Often, these stories
and overexposed, the dark anti-heroes fell out of and characters are aware to some extent that their
favor as readers wanted more optimistic heroes. This lives are not their own, or not real, and are inter-
was especially true as the real world faced growing ested in tackling what that might mean for them.
economic challenges, increased international strife, These often disparate viewpoints are applied in
and the rising tide of terrorist activity. Heroes had this chapter with characters set at the default PL
been deconstructed to death, and now they were 10/150 points, since super-humans in this age aren’t
portrayed as modern gods, beings of great power solely about brute force, but also interesting powers,
who will either be humanity’s salvation or its de- or dealing with weird events surrounding their lives.
struction. These characters were handled far more One last note on the Modern Age of Comics:
realistically than the over-exaggerated drama of the it’s a modern age for us, the creators and readers,
previous era, and comics came to be far more in but for our beleaguered narrator Danni Cipher, it’s
line with the real world. A goodly amount of this still ancient history. For Danni’s discussion of the
tonal shift can be placed at the feet of the attack on characters and events of this time period, the phrase
the World Trade Center in 2001, a tragedy so great “Silicon Age” is used instead, maintaining the mate-
that people were reminded that real heroes exist rial progression, and owing to the prevalence of
and don’t run about in spandex doing improbable our computerized society. Danni will be the first to
things. Comic heroes were extremely powerful but point out that it’s all still up in the air, and “Silicon
great pains were taken to ground them in “reality,” Age” might someday be cast aside by future histori-
and to make sure above all else that they were hu- ans. If Danni can save the future, that is.
man beings rather than cartoons played for cheap
exploitation.
Along with moving from the “shock and awe”
writing of the Iron Age, attempts were made to
either “move super-hero comics forward”, tackling
real world themes in new ways to establish long-
term shifts of story and atmosphere over an entire
fictional universe; or to restore the best elements of
the old Silver Age, this time with “modern sensibili-
ties.” As the phrase Modern Age would indicate,
these experiments are still on-going, and make for
fascinating study as groups attempt to apply the best
of what they like to their own gaming.
Another element of the Modern Age is the weird:
trying to accept the fundamental absurdity of super-
hero reality and the “physics” that accompany it and
take them to their ultimate end. This can result in
all sorts of high strangeness that sees the gimmicky,
awkward elements of comic books’ history reapplied
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PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
IT Girl, Jimmy Hazard, La Diabolica, Resplandora, Rotoscope, Skyscraper, Synapse
History: At the start of the 21st century, new heroes
arose: heroes with a different look and different feel
to them. But unlike some of the brutal vigilantes of
the previous decade, these were true heroes. They
just did things their own way.
That’s what led to the Pursuit of Justice. Or the
Vigil. Maybe the Thrillseekers. Most of the media
just stuck with the Pursuit of Justice, and that’s what
I’ll do here. Some of these newer heroes fell into the
same routines as their predecessors, first pairing up,
then a trio here, or a foursome there, to work on
cases that drew their common interests. Eventually,
these small groupings became a team that kept in
contact through the social media of the day, taking
advantage of the growing power of the Internet to
keep each other apprised, coordinate activities, and
bypass the notion of regular meetings and central
headquarters.
It was after their third outing, to stop Doctor
Colony’s latest scheme to “enlighten” humanity, that
the press finally cornered them for questions about
their existence. When asked if they were officially
banded together to uphold law and order, Resplan-
dora answered, “We’re not law and order. We’re the
pursuit of Justice.” From there came the name the
media applied to them. Why? Well, because when
you look at their group’s message board, you’ll find
a dozen threads labeled with group names: Seekers,
Thrillers, Thrillseekers, the Vigil, Team Extreme,
and more. They never did get a consensus.
And so the Pursuit of Justice became official in the
eyes of the world. They worked together as needed,
in small units or the whole group, as their social
pages and electronic alerts called to them. They
didn’t do monitor duties, or run a central base, but
they were effective nonetheless.
Resources: The Pursuit of Justice were never or-
ganized enough, at least in the beginning, to have
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group equipment. They all lived in different parts
of the country and tended to stay in those areas
unless drawn away by an active case. Their use of
social media enabled them to stay in regular con-
tact without the need for scheduled meetings, and
their use of RSS, search engines and website alert
programs meant that “monitor duty” wasn’t really
necessary either. The wealthier members made sure
that everyone in the group at least had basic laptops
or smartphones, keeping them connected. Beyond
that though, they maintained few resources.
Legacy: The rise of social computing impacted the
super-team the same way it impacted everything
else, and that’s one of the legacies of the Pursuit.
They were close internet friends, but never quite
gelled or socialized the way earlier teams did. In
some ways, they were in more constant contact with
each other, while in others, they were more distant.
They trained together less often, and they managed
to work well without all the organizational frame-
works that held other groups together. This would
resonate down the years, offering other ways for
groups to bring the good fight to the people of the
world.
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IT Girl
Female, 21, 5’2”, 115 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Neesha Briggs
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice
Based out of: Washington D.C.
Worked as: a research assistant
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: IT Girl is an undersized African-American
geek girl with an oversized intellect. She’s in her
early twenties, with dark hair dyed two tones, and
mocha-colored eyes behind a bridge-pierced pair of
eyeglasses. Her normal attire is a sci-fi t-shirt, cargo
shorts and a pair of boots.
Her actions drew the attention of the Pursuit of
Justice and Jimmy Hazard was sent to recruit her.
One fancy lobster dinner and whirlwind night of
dancing later, she was convinced that becoming the
team’s IT Girl would let her do a lot of good and
give her a circle of friends she could be open with.
She hasn’t looked back since.
Psychology: Neesha loves science and pop culture
in equal measure, marking her as a geek in her time.

Known History: Neesha was always a brilliant girl.

Her parents worked hard so she would never want
for books, and even managed to buy a second-
hand computer for her when they felt she was old
enough. Within six months of study, the twelve-year
old Neesha had rebuilt it. The few friends she had
gave her strange looks when she mentioned
it as well, so she just kept her mouth shut
after that. She focused on high school,
and the scholarships she’d need to win
to get into a good technical college.
With her gifts, she had the edge in a number
of science fairs and racked up the credentials she
needed. She won her full ride to MIT and spent
three years acquiring her Master’s degree in comput-
er engineering. She went on to a research assistant
job for a prominent physicist, acquiring a broader
scientific background, all while keeping her special
gifts a secret. This changed when Neesha was caught
in a bank heist gone awry. Everyone watched as the
outgunned police struggled with the well-equipped
criminals. The young girl realized she had to act.
She grafted a security camera for 360° awareness,
then turned her smartphone into a multi-spectrum
energy weapon. In minutes, she’d disrupted the
criminals and the cops brought them down.
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A brilliant geek, who often tosses out pop refer-
ences mingled with high-tech jargon in such a way
that even other experts (in either area) can become
confused about which is which. She’s upbeat and
friendly, if not outgoing. She’s just more comfort-
able with people approaching her. She’s also savvier
than the typical geek, having grown up in a tough
neighborhood. Then there’s the heavy crush she has
on Jimmy Hazard since her recruitment “dinner,”
which she doesn’t pursue because of that ‘not outgo-
ing’ thing combined with his womanizing. He’ll
come to her when he’s ready, she consoles herself.
Known Abilities: Neesha Briggs is a brilliant
computer engineer and scientist, with an eidetic
memory and innate understanding of technology,
and this alone would make her invaluable to her
teammates. But she also has the ability to incorpo-
rate technological devices into her own body, add-
ing their capabilities to hers. She can then apply her
knowledge to adjust these properties, providing her
with an almost limitless array of powers. Her only
frustration is having difficulty making some of her
more wild advances work when they’re not grafted
onto her body.
On the other hand: Her ability to become one with
technology lured her into a stronger connection
with computers. This brings her consciousness onto
the Internet, altering and expanding her thought
process. This Neesha barely thinks of herself as
a “mere human” anymore, instead focusing her
expanded reach, to become the center of a real
world-wide web of information and espionage. She’s
also become a rallying point for people who see
the virtual world as superior, and the information
superhighway as the only way to live. She’s building
up a cult of personality, like the goddess she believes
herself to be, dedicated to changing the world to fit
the needs of her and her followers.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
IT Girl is the super-scientist with elements of being
a cyborg, but with a difference: she’s only a cyborg
when she needs/wants, and even then it’s very
modular in nature. This makes a versatile character
type, for players who enjoy a creative array of abili-
ties that changes up regularly. In combat, she’ll draw
on available tech to become whatever the group
needs of her, adjusting herself as necessary.
She’s also the geek, with quotes and in-jokes
drawn from pop culture peppering her speech. She’s
not an awkward geek however, but geek chic and
geek cool, with the smarts and know-how to back
it all up. As the resident expert on technology, she
can usually answer any question the heroes have and
figure out the mystery tech of the plot.
Adventure Seeds
IT Girl has incorporated a computer into herself
that just happened to have Micro Mini in it at the
same time. The heroes have to figure out why their
friend has gone nuts with a whole new personality,
while Neesha and Micro Mini have to learn how to
undo the damage before it’s too late!
Neesha’s being blackmailed by the Scavengers, who
need her to enhance their own group-think. They
reveal to her that there is nowhere she can hide her
parents from them. How can she protect her fam-
ily and stop the Scavengers in a way that convinces
everyone never to try this again, but doesn’t com-
promise the team’s heroic ideals?
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IT Girl Neesha Briggs

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 3 2 5 2 6 3 1
Powers Offense
Techno-grafting, Variable 5 (Move action; Technol- Initiative +3
ogy Check DC 15, Limited—Only able to mimic Energy Weapons +9
technology present, Removable -6) linked to Trans- Unarmed +5
form 6 (50 lbs; any technology is merged into her
body; Move action) (48 pts) Defense
Dodge 9 Fortitude 7
SKILLS Parry 9 Toughness 3
Expertise (Computers) 9 (+15), Expertise (Physics) 12
Will
6 (+12), Expertise (Teaching) 4 (+10), Insight 5
(+8), Investigation 4 (+10), Ranged Combat (En- COMPLICATIONS
ergy Weapons) 4 (+9), Technology 8 (+14) Motivation—Responsibility: IT Girl never in-
tended on being a hero, but figures if she has these
ADVANTAGES powers, she might as well use them for everyone’s
Close Attack 3, Eidetic Memory, Improved De- benefit.
fense, Improvised Tools, Inventor, Jack-of-all-trades,
Teamwork, Ultimate Skill (Technology), Well- Obsession—Technology: Neesha is a technophile,
informed and easily distracted by cutting edge gadgets, even
if more pressing matters are occurring. A good bit
of her spare time is taken up with designing ways to
take advantage of her powers.

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Powers 48 + Advantages 11 + Skills 20 + Defenses 27 = 150 points

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JIMMY HAZARD
Male, 27, 5’10”, 210 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair
Really: James Achilles Hazard
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice; runs his own detec-
tive agency, Jimmy Hazard Services
Based out of: Pasadena, California
Worked as: a private detective and hero for hire
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Jimmy Hazard’s what you call a hottie.
Wavy brown hair, sapphire eyes, that cocky grin that
really should irritate but instead just melts...sorry, I
was saying? Oh right, Jimmy’s a good-looking guy,
who dresses in a modern hipster style. Baggy blue
suit coat, beige pants, white shirt unbuttoned to
give a glimpse of the goods beneath, it’s a total pack-
age. He’s a smooth, suave collection of easy smiles,
strutting, womanizing and adventuring.
the star of the case when it broke open. At first, they
went their separate ways, because Jimmy’s about the
money, and the group was about..well, the Pursuit
of Justice. Eventually, they put Jimmy on retainer
because his contacts were just too useful to be with-
out. He made it so much easier to convince people
they were a legitimate help, so there it is.
Of course, this is Jimmy Hazard. Is this origin
story true? Or media fabrication? Modern urban
storytelling to put a shine on the hero of the day?
Does it really matter? Jimmy’s a good guy, with
sharp looks, a keen eye, a mean punch, and most
important, deep down inside, whether or not he
denies it, a decent heart.

Known History: According to the story, Jimmy

Hazard was literally born under a lucky star. It was
the Lucky Star Pub and Grille, granted. He certainly
seemed to have the fortune to go with it.
He was born in a cab under the neon flickering
of the sign, with his father and the cabbie there to
help deliver him. He grew up with a natural gift for
athletics, a flare for fast-talk, and all the luck of the
Irish. Never broke a bone, never took a sick day,
never a missed opportunity. He earned good grades
in school, got a criminology degree, then set up
shop in Pasadena ready to become an ace investiga-
tor, the super-hero to the stars.
He knew all the right people, shook all the right
hands, and with a self-assured smile combined with
a stiff left hook, Jimmy Hazard had what it took. He
did a lot of pro bono work in those early lean years,
to get his name out there. But the reporters loved
him (even the male reporters, even if they won’t
admit it, Jimmy assures us), and his name had zing
and media appeal. By the time he worked alongside
others in the Pursuit of Justice, he was absolutely
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Psychology: Jimmy’s very laid back, never letting wrecked homes, finances stolen away and the hopes
himself get too ruffled. From a martini that’s not bound up in that money stolen with them.
dry enough, to an overdue payment, to an alien If this Jimmy got a taste for blood, if he developed
invasion, he’ll get a resolution that makes him a hunger for ending lives, he could become a serial
happy. He likes his ladies, his drinks, and his press, killer the likes of which could frighten the law and
pretty much in that order. He enjoys his money too, super-heroes alike.
but that just enables his lifestyle. Despite all that,
Jimmy is a hero at heart. He stands up for the weak,
defends the innocent, and avenges the persecuted;
Campaign Use
Jimmy Hazard is the super-normal brawler and
he just does it in his own slick fashion. He does get
investigator. He’s the detective of the team, able to
paid for his super-hero work, but the sliding scale
work out mysteries and expose criminals. He’s tough
of his charges would surprise people if they were al-
in a fight, holding his own through decent defenses,
lowed to see his ledgers. He’s reached a point where
high attack bonuses, and combat advantages. How-
the rich people have made him enough money to
ever, his big edge in combat is the Luck power. He
take on plenty of charity cases. Really, that’s why
has all four effects of Luck, and he’s strongest when
he charges his teammates: it gives him the ability to
helping his allies, who can cover for him while hin-
help the poor even more. But you’d never ever get
dering the enemy trying to punch the smirk off his
him to admit it.
face. He jabs and moves, a hit-and-run expert best
in combat helping his super-powered allies.
Known Abilities: Jimmy Hazard is in great physi-
He’s the guy who people like to talk to, even if
cal shape, very athletic and one of the best martial
they think they don’t. He’s happy, relaxed, almost a
artists on the planet. He’s also a keen investigator,
slacker, but he’s very sharp and knows how to apply
with sharp eyes and a glib tongue that can worm out
his laid-back demeanor to disarm wary people. He
all manner of information important to his cases.
should never feel great angst, but melodrama is still
When all else fails, he can shoot and drive with the
possible. After all, he might be a womanizer, but he’s
best of them, too.
not heartless. He’s a scoundrel, not cold, and when
Then there’s the luck. There’s no way a normal
he’s with a woman, she’s the center of his world.
person could survive the things Jimmy’s walked
He’ll be moving on to the next woman to orbit
away from. I don’t know about this super-luck, but
around fairly soon, but never in a way that leaves
I do know that things absolutely go Jimmy’s way.
people angry, hurt or badly off. He’s the guy with
If Jimmy’s in the area, his allies often find things
that annoying talent of leaving friends in the wake
easier on them, and occasionally harder on their
of ended romances.
enemies (another reason he’s kept on retainer by the
Pursuit). Does that make him superhuman? Can he
alter the laws of probability? If you ask Jimmy, he’ll Adventure Seed
shrug, buy you a drink, dance the night away with Someone is collecting Jimmy’s former lady-friends.
you, and leave you waking up in the morning with As they disappear, people are beginning to suspect
a smile. Jimmy is more than just a super-investigator. Do
his fake history and smug grin hide a much more
On the other hand: Jimmy could be a ruthless alarming threat to society? Can the heroes unravel
snake if he applied that glib tongue for self-serving the mystery before Jimmy faces the long arm of the
ends. With his boundless luck, penchant for cons law? If he’s already in prison, the heroes have to do
and athletic gifts, Jimmy could leave a trail of ruin it with limited access to their primary detective,
in his wake. But then again, it might be much while he faces vengeful cell-mates!
worse. Emotional destruction, broken hearts and
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Jimmy Hazard PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 5 2 2 8 2 2 1
Powers Offense
A Very Lucky Guy, Luck Control 4, Movement 4 Initiative +10
(Safe Fall, Sure-footed 2, Swinging) (20 pts) Car SMGs +10, Toughness DC 20+ (multiattack)
Heavy Pistol +10, Toughness DC 19
Equipment Unarmed +13, Toughness DC 17; DC 18 with
Armored Sports Car (30 pts) knuckle dusters or with Improvised Weapon; Criti-
Size L, Str 5, Spd 7 (200 mph), Tough 9, Def 9; cal 18-20
Navigation System, Oil Slick, Remote Control;
Sub-machine guns, ranged multiattack Damage 5 Defense
Dodge 10 Fortitude 8
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4 (8 pts) Parry 10 Toughness 10/5
Will 8
Knuckledusters, Damage 1, subtle 1 (2 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
Smartphone (cell phone, camera/internet), Lock Code of Ethics: Jimmy abides by his contract,
Release Gun, Binoculars never betrays a client, and if he fails one, he’ll go
to the wall to make reparations. He won’t commit
SKILLS murder; he’s an adventurer, not an assassin.
Athletics 8 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 5
(+13), Expertise (Current Events) 6 (+8), Investi- Motivation—Paycheck: Jimmy Hazard is a mer-
gation 10 (+12), Perception 6 (+8), Persuasion 8 cenary, first and foremost. Is there a heart in there?
(+9/+14 w/Attractive), Ranged Combat (guns) 8 Sure. Has he offered charity ever? At least once or
(+10), Stealth 5 (+7) twice. But in his view money does buy justice, and
in the long run, he’s cheaper than a lawyer.
ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Attractive 2, Connected, Contacts, Public Identity: Jimmy Hazard Services is his ca-
Defensive Roll 5, Equipment 9, Improved Critical reer and social life. He likes the celebrity lifestyle.
2 (unarmed), Improved Disarm, Improved Initia-
tive 2, Improvised Weapon 2, Jack-of-All-Trades,
Languages 3 (French, German, Japanese, Spanish),
Luck, Power Attack, Second Chance (Investigation),
Ultimate Skill (Deception), Well-Informed

Power Points: Abilities 48 + Powers 20 + Advantages 35 + Skills 28 + Defenses 19 = 150 points

TITLE: PG: 305

La DIABOLICA
Female, 31, 6’3”, 185 lbs, red eyes, black hair
Really: Katherine Demers and Catherine DeMarco
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice
Based out of: Washington D.C.
Worked as: a nun and a gladiator
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Sister Katherine is a demure girl of Italian
descent with brown eyes and chestnut hair. She
wears simple dresses with dull colors, hiding her
looks as best she can so she can serve the people
without distraction. That all changes when Cath-
erine awakens and they become La Diabolica. Her
hair turns as black as pitch, her eyes burn
blood red, her skin pales, and she wears
Infernal armor that somehow pro-
tects the body but not her modesty.
a victim of demonic possession. An exorcist was
dispatched to assist. The exorcist lost control of the
rite with the demon and its enforcer, Catherine De-
Marco. With the exorcist brutally killed, Katherine
stepped in to save the child. Catherine pleaded with
Katherine to open her soul up to Catherine’s soul to
defeat the other demon. Katherine agreed, and the
two souls fused together, giving Katherine the power
needed to defeat the demon and save the child. Sis-
ter Katherine was mortified to find their two spirits
fused in her body, while Catherine was delighted to
be alive again. They struggle to forge a balance while
battling the evils of the world in their distinct ways.

Known History: During the Amer-

ican Revolution, young Catherine
DeMarco made an infernal bargain
to save her Loyalist sister from a wast-
ing disease when she felt that God had
forsaken them both. As she matured,
she began to wonder about the cost.
She could feel the taint on her soul, and
even though her sister lived, Catherine was
never sure if the deal or her family’s faith had
saved her. As she reached old age, she turned
to holy men, bought religious texts, and
fought to find a loophole. On her death
bed, she begged God for forgiveness and
an angel came to her with an offer: she
would enter Hell armed with its own weap-
ons, and battle for the survival of souls on
the cusp. She could win her soul back. She battled
for centuries to save her charges and became the
most feared Infernal gladiators.
Three centuries later, Sister Katherine, a
Grey Nun, found a child believed to be
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Psychology: The two women share the same body
but maintain their separate personalities. They try
to keep things balanced, with Katherine running
their private life and Catherine dominating as La
Diabolica, but key moments or memories that
resonate strongly with either of them can disrupt
that focus. Sister Katherine is calm, introspective
and restrained, very much ashamed at the scandal-
ous appearance of La Diabolica, and Catherine’s
more vulgar entertainments. Catherine is forceful,
demanding and vivacious. She gets a thrill out of
embarrassing Katherine in small ways, but would
never actively ruin her ability to do good work. The
women share a belief in justice and protecting the
innocent from the shadow world of sin.
Known Abilities: La Diabolica possesses tremen-
dous strength and stamina, as well as great skill in
combat. Then there’s her arsenal, an extra-dimen-
sional space from which she can draw an endless
supply of weaponry. These weapons are magical
by nature, able to strike insubstantial beings and
objects, and draw on the full history melee conflict,
including paired, two-handed, and other weaponry.
Even thrown weapons can be found in this arsenal;
anything that’s not modern. She wears a suit of
armor designed to both guard her body and show
it off in mystical fashion, something Catherine has
learned to enjoy, even though Sister Katherine is
appalled.
On the other hand: when you play with fire you
get burned, and when it’s hellfire, it burns even hot-
ter. Years of fighting for her life in Hell have driven
Catherine past caring about the souls she was sup-
posed to save. Instead, she just revels in battle and
bloodshed. She used the demon prince’s attempted
escape to trick Sister Katherine, and now she has no
intention of ever relinquishing control. Catherine is
back among the living and she intends to live it up
without any more remorse or regret...or justice.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
La Diabolica is a dual being; one devoted to Heav-
en, one defying Hell and both seeking the salvation
of the innocent. She’s a combination of weapons
expert and occult specialist. One of her two per-
sonalities is respectful, modest and gentle, the other
hard-bitten, cynical and raucous. She offers a range
of options for both role-play and adventure use as a
result, good for people who like to straddle divides.
In combat, she’s a hard-hitting toe-to-toe fighter
with centuries of experience against infernal forces,
able to dish out and absorb a lot of damage. She’s a
trained gladiatrix however, and not very skilled in
teamwork, often playing the role of feral striker in a
battle.
Adventure Seeds
The heroes are swallowed by Hell and Catherine
has to summon Katherine into her Infernal body.
Now the heroes learn first-hand the horrors that
Catherine has gone through, and face off against
any number of La Diabolica’s arch-foes, while Sister
Katherine struggles to bring light to a desolate di-
mension and cope with the foreign body.
Religious radicals raise a public outcry against La
Diabolica and her Infernal origin, trying to discredit
her as a hero. All their protests, web videos and text
feeds have stirred trouble but failed to make a dif-
ference, so now they’re taking a drastic step: staging
a fake Satanic rite in her name and luring the police
to break up the sacrifice. But when they accidentally
summon up the demon prince she stopped during
her own escape from Hell, can she save their un-
grateful souls?
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La Diabolica PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
5 6 2 3 6 2 3 3
Powers Offense
Hellish Armor, impervious Protection 6 (Sus- Initiative +2
tained), Feature—Quick Change (13 pts) Melee Weapons +12, Toughness DC 23
Thrown Weapons +11, Toughness DC 24
Unending Arsenal, 11 pt. array Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 20
Melee Weapons, Damage 3 (Str-based; Affects Insub-
stantial 2 (w/Strength), Reach 1, Split 1 (w/Strength), Defense
Feature—Can draw forth any melee weapon) (11 pts)
Thrown Weapons, ranged Damage 4 (Str-based; Affects Dodge 8 Fortitude 12
Insubstantial 2 (w/Strength), Feature—Can draw forth Parry 8 Toughness 12/6
any thrown ranged weapon) (1 pt)
Will 8

SKILLS
Athletics 4 (+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+10),
Expertise (Hell) 8 (+10), Expertise (Theology) 8
(+10), Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 7 (+10), Per-
ception 4 (+7), Persuasion 3 (+6/+8 w/Attractive),
Ranged Combat (Thrown) 6 (+9), Treatment 4 (+6)
ADVANTAGES
All-Out Attack, Assessment, Attractive, Close
Attack 6 (Limited—not for Unarmed), Fascinate
(Persuasion), Favored Foes (Demons), Fearless,
Improved Disarm, Improved Trip, Power Attack,
Ranged Attack 2, Seize Initiative, Takedown 2,
Throwing Mastery 2, Uncanny Dodge
COMPLICATIONS
Driven: La Diabolica is ruthless and unforgiving in
her war on evil, though she has yet to cross the line
in taking a life since her return to the world of the
living.
Flashbacks: Catherine spent centuries in Hell, bat-
tling to rescue lost innocents from demonic realms.
Her time as an infernal gladiator haunts her dreams,
and can seep out during similar events.
Motivation—Justice: La Diabolica seeks out the
wicked with a relentless need to redeem her sins,
housed in the body of Sister Katherine, who like-
wise seeks redemption.

Shared Body: Sister Katherine and Catherine

Demers share the nun’s body, and it’s hard for them
to keep their thoughts separate as a result; this can
confuse La Diabolica at inopportune moments,
especially when they disagree on how to handle a
situation

Power Points: Abilities 60 + Powers 25 + Advantages 20 + Skills 26 + Defenses 19 = 150 points

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RESPLANDORA
Female, 30, 5’4”, 140 lbs., bright green eyes, black hair with streaks of red and yellow
Really: Teresa Mendez
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice
Based out of: Hollywood, California
Worked as: a spokesmodel
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Poured into a short-cropped bodysuit with
a swirling flame pattern, Teresa has become one
of the most stunningly beautiful women in the
world. Bright green eyes glittering in her radiance,
full black hair streaked in yellow and red sweeping
across her shoulders and upper back, and smooth
dusky skin combine to make her one of this age’s
sexy icons, something she knows, and revels in.
threw herself into with abandon and the press was
there to capture every moment of it for a voyeuristic
public.
Tabloids screamed headlines about wild parties,
drunken binges and sex scandals, nothing conclu-
sive but they sold out. She learned not to confirm or
deny any of it, since it only increased her fame and
she liked that. By the time she joined the Pursuit of
Justice as its venerated veteran, Teresa Mendez was
at the apex of her popularity. Who knows how she’ll
handle the inevitable crash once the media finds its
next hot thing or her act goes too far, but I hope
there’s enough of the little girl from Havana left in
her to weather the storm.

Known History: Teresa Mendez managed to escape

from corrupted government control, earning her
own United States citizenship and heralding her
new life at long last. Flashfire turned into Resplan-
dora and not only survived the scandal of TEAM
Force, but thrived in this new age. She showed how
much she’d learned while on the government pay-
roll: becoming a savvy user of the media, playing up
her story and earning a living for herself that let her
become a full-time superheroine. Resplandora also
let her hair down, both literally and metaphorically.
Her fame coupled with her stunning looks resulted
in offers for photo shoots, spokesperson jobs and
movie roles. The deluge overwhelmed the poor girl,
who grew up with tall tales of America’s rags-to-
riches and nearly had them destroyed in her youth.
The lure of a fairy tale life come true has started to
override her caution.
As the money flowed in, Resplandora suddenly
found herself with a luxurious house, fast cars, cut-
ting edge fashion and expensive jewelry. It all went
to her head and the hedonist started to slip out. It
wasn’t enough to have nice things, she needed to
make up for years of repression. It was a lifestyle she
TITLE:
Psychology: Teresa is living in a whirlwind of atten-
tion for being a popular super-heroine and gorgeous
media darling. She’s learned to speak well, present
herself just so, and love her life. For now, she’s care-
ful enough not to lose control, to prevent gossip
from creating scandals that hurt her high-flying star,
and risk losing the heroine she enjoys being. That
control is moments away from slipping out of her
grasp though. In her heart she remains a true hero,
the sweet woman devoted to keeping other people
safe and saving them from being used, abused, and
trampled over by forces beyond their control. Teresa
might not realize she’s very quickly becoming one of
those people with the lifestyle swallowing her up.
Known Abilities: Resplandora’s powers have earned
her the informal title “Mistress of Heat and Light.”
She can fly by generating heat for thrusts that
propel her at 2000 miles per hour, and is immune
to all forms of heat or fire. As her powers grew from
her days as Flashfire, she gained mastery over light
as well, raising or lowering both with equal ease.
This mastery has expanded her formidable arsenal
of attacks. These include raw blasts of heat; micro-
wave beams that cause painful internal damage that
is slow to heal; a fiery tornado that lingers in her
wake; precision lasers for multiple targets and care-
ful strikes; and brilliant bursts of light for singular
targets or large areas. With such control, is it any
wonder she’s one of the strongest, and most popular,
super-heroines of the age?
On the other hand: Flashfire was freed from
TEAM Force only to be deported back to Cuba as
an illegal alien. She broke free of the immigration
agents and fled into the heartland of America. This
Teresa is now a wanted fugitive who has resorted
to crime to survive. Terrified of what would hap-
pen to her if caught, she will not hesitate to defend
herself aggressively, hardening her heart and turning
her slowly into a terrifying Inferno, who seeks only
revenge against the US government.
PG: 309
Campaign Use
Resplandora is the superhero as child actress now
grown up. She’s a cautionary tale of fast fame and
glittering lights shone onto a sheltered person, but
written on the stage of heroes. The good Catholic
girl is gone and replaced with Girls Gone Wild.
Down underneath are all the noble virtues, but with
the raw power and freedom of her celebrity, it’s hard
to remember the grounded life from before. For a
campaign, she’s a great exploration of those modern
themes of celebrity, over-exposure and going off the
rails. And the heroine is still there; redemption sto-
ries are a grand superhero tradition. In combat, her
role remains similar to the one from TEAM Force,
acting as the long-range artillery with a more varied
range of attacks to choose from. Now though, she’s
the veteran.
Adventure Seeds
A paparazzo has snapped pictures of scantily-clad
Resplandora with a married actor on a European
beach catching some sun. She’s saying that the
photos look worse than they appear due to tricky
perspectives and judicious photo manipulation. The
actor is feeling the heat since it’s his wife that really
has the star career; he’s just riding her gravy train.
When the photographer claims he’s being stalked by
a superhuman, is it Resplandora finally gone over
the edge? Is it a desperate husband? Is there another
agenda at play? Could there something else in the
photo that’s made the photographer a target?
To try and bring an end to decades of isolation from
each other, the Cuban government has sent their
superteam on a goodwill tour of the States. When
a number of vicious supervillains attack, will the
heroes respond to help out? When they arrive, will
they uncover the truth: the villains are mercenaries
in the employ of Icepick, who has drawn Resplan-
dora out to be abducted in the confusion of the
battle before anyone realizes what has happened?
The Cuban government intends to brainwash Teresa
into denouncing her American citizenship and turn
on her adopted homeland.
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Resplandora PL 12/180 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 5 4 4 4 2 3 5
Powers Offense
Fire Resistance, Immunity 10 (Fire effects) (10 pts) Initiative +4
Dazzling Blast, Dodge DC 19 for ½ effect, Forti-
Mistress of Heat and Light, 28 pt. dynamic array tude DC 19/15
Heat Blast, ranged Damage 13 (Split 2, Dynamic) (29 Dazzling Light +10, Fortitude DC 24
pts) Heat Blast +10, Toughness DC 28
Microwave Beam, ranged Damage 10 (Accurate 1, Incur-
able, Penetrating 5, Subtle 1, Dynamic) (2 pts)
Laser Beam +12, Toughness DC 22, Penetrating 5
Tornado of Fire, Damage 10 (Area—Cylinder, Sustained; Microwave Beam +12, Toughness DC 25, Pen-
Fades; Dynamic) (2 pts) etrating 5
Laser Beam, ranged Damage 7 (Accurate 1, Multiattack, Tornado of Fire, Dodge DC 20 for ½ effect,
Penetrating 5, Precise, Dynamic) (2 pts) Toughness DC 25/20
Dazzling Light, ranged Affliction 14 (vs. Fortitude, Sense
Impaired/Sense Disabled/Sense Unaware; Cumulative;
Limited—Visual; Dynamic) (2 pts) Defense
Dazzling Burst, ranged Affliction 9 (vs. Fortitude, Sense Dodge 9 Fortitude 14
Impaired/Sense Disabled/Sense Unaware; Area—Burst,
Parry 9 Toughness 13/5
Cumulative; Limited—Visual; Dynamic) (2 pts)
Fiery Corona, Flight 10 (2,000 mph) linked to Force Will 10
Field 8 (Dynamic) (2 pts)
Ambient Heat and Light, Environment 2 (extreme heat COMPLICATIONS
and bright light over 60’ area) (1 pt)
Branded: Resplandora makes her living as a spokes-
Extinguish Flames, Nullify 9 (Fire effects; Area—Burst,
Concentration, Simultaneous; Distracting) (1 pt) person for a number of different sponsors, any of
whom could come to see her increasingly hedonistic
SKILLS life as a negative, and cut her off.
Acrobatics 6 (+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4
(+8), Deception 8 (+13/+18 w/Attractive), Expertise Motivation—Thrills: Resplandora still protects the
(Media Relations) 10 (+12), Expertise (Pop Culture) innocent and fights injustice, but more and more,
7 (+9), Insight 3 (+6), Perception 3 (+6), Persuasion it’s because she loves the spotlight and the gratitude
8 (+13/+18 w/Attractive), Ranged Combat (Heat she gets.
and Light) 6 (+10), Treatment 5 (+7)
Wild Child: Since becoming a U.S. citizen and es-
ADVANTAGES caping government control, Resplandora has grown
Accurate Attack, All-out Attack, Attractive 2, Ben- to enjoy her freedoms, perhaps a bit too much. She
efit (well-off), Close Attack 3, Connected, Language is a media darling (some say media whore), with an
2 (English, French; Native—Spanish), Precise At- appetite for excitement and fun.
tack 2 (ranged cover, ranged concealment)

Power Points: Abilities 58 + Powers 53 + Advantages 13 + Skills 30 + Defenses 26 = 180 points

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ROTOSCOPE
Hermaphrodite, age unknown, 6’0”, 200 lbs., brown eyes, bald
Really: unknown
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice
Based out of: Washington D.C.
Worked as: a super-hero
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Rotoscope is an intersex person with a full
range of private parts to prove it. Hir appearance is
smooth and pale, tall and willowy despite having
some decent heft and nicely formed muscles. Roto-
scope is bald, with watery-brown eyes that seem a
little large, but maybe it’s because so much of hir is
slender and petite for a six foot tall person able to
lift two hundred pounds.
ing carved up by a street gang, Rotoscope discovered
hir powers; hir zoological knowledge granting the
new body animalistic abilities. Rotoscope swiped
with tiger claws, and saw a black-and-orange striped
paw superimposed over the forearm. Luckily for all
involved, Synapse was one of hir doctors. He ar-
ranged for hir to join the Pursuit of Justice.
Rotoscope has found a name for hirself, and come
to deal with hir powers. Rotoscope enjoys the super-
heroic life and hir friends on the team, because the
troubled soul can lose hirself in the action.

Known History: Rotoscope doesn’t remember

much before the crash. There’s something about
being a leading naturalist, flashes of long safaris in
Africa, and journeys into the jungles of the South
Asian sub-continent. Rotoscope is never quite sure
what gender he was, since Rotoscope’s seeing things
through his own eyes. Or her own eyes.
All that’s certain is the crash. Rotoscope was part
of developing a skinsuit that would be the next step
in motion-capture technology. Rotoscope even vol-
unteered to test it, that much is certain. Something
went wrong though. It’s all a fiery blur, then
buildings collapsing and everything going dark.
Rotoscope woke up in the hospital as the
only survivor of the accident. The doctors
were puzzled when asked about the skin-
suit, insisting that he’d been brought
in naked. They did reveal that he
healed quickly and now that he was
conscious, he seemed in perfect
health, though intersexed. When
Rotoscope tried to make a new
life with hir strange body, tried
to prevent a lost tourist from be-
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Psychology: Rotoscope is an extremely confused and help their lives be better. Time with the heroes
individual. He has no idea if he was male or female will help hir to come out of the shell, to make a
before the accident, or if he’s a he or she now, and place for hirself and become even stronger, if given
how to behave. That’s on top of the amnesia that the chance. Tackling the more serious subject mat-
keeps the hero from knowing how this state came ters of gender identity, tolerance and social justice
to be. Rotoscope is slow to trust and slower to are also obvious routes with this character. Hir
make friends, and tends to be shy and withdrawn. powers seem subtle, but are strong and versatile as
She gets hir greatest pleasure from being the hero well, able to take a number of roles in combat and
Rotoscope, often accepted for hir deeds despite the in adventures, limited only by final point costs and
controversy around hir physical state. When he’s in the player’s imagination.
super-hero mode, he knows hir purpose: protect the
weak.
Adventure Seeds
Rotoscope’s wife shows up with his son, having
Known Abilities: Rotoscope’s power is to manifest
finally tracked her husband down. She is trying to
animal characteristics over hir body. She can mix
adjust to the changes that have struck him, but is
and match any combination of abilities found in the
determined to reach the man he was and restore
animal kingdom, allowing hir to fly, gain tremen-
her family. She has information that helps him, and
dous strength or speed, use nightvision lenses, and
Rotoscope is swept up in a tempest of greater confu-
so forth. There’s a subtle imposition of the creatures’
sion, but what if the other heroes are suspicious?
distinctive markings and colorations when adopting
Are they right? Does something about her tip off
these gifts as well, though Rotoscope always remains
Jimmy Hazard, womanizer? Is there something not
at hir size, weight and human shape. Something
quite right in the boy? If they aren’t who they say
about this power also enables hir to understand and
they are, what are they trying to accomplish?
read all Earthly languages, and speak to anyone.
In fact, Rotoscope can somehow speak different
Rotoscope is on the trail of a group of exotic animal
languages at the same time, and that’s freaky. This
smugglers, only to be confronted by human-animal
universal translation also seems to work on animals,
hybrids defending them. Who is behind the smug-
which makes only makes sense.
gling ring, and what are they hoping to accomplish
with the hybrids? And what happens if the heroes
On the other hand: An angry, confused, amnesiac
realize that the technology of the hybrids is only a
Rotoscope could become a terrifying wanderer, per-
step or two away from Rotoscope’s own abilities?
petually lost, lacking in companionship and feared
by a society that can’t, and won’t, understand hir.
With the powers at hir command, this Rotoscope
would become the Frankenstein monster many fear
she already is, and only blood and grief can come in
hir presence.

Campaign Use
Rotoscope is the oddball of the Pursuit of Justice,
the character with a lost background and a confus-
ing current state. Despite not knowing where and
how he or she fits into things, Rotoscope has the
biggest heart and clearest directive: protect people
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Rotoscope PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 6 3 4 0 5 1
Powers Offense
Mask of the Animal World, Variable 5 (Mimic the Initiative +6
abilities of natural animals in any combination; Fea- Unarmed +13, Toughness DC 17
ture—Rotoscope’s body adopts some of the physical
characteristics of the animals he mimics, shifting Defense
skin color, eyes, grow fur or feathers, claws, a tail, Dodge 9 Fortitude 8
etc.) (36 pts) Parry 8 Toughness 4
Will 12
Universal Translator, Comprehend 6 (can speak
to all intelligent beings in their own tongue, un- COMPLICATIONS
derstand and read all intelligent languages, and can Amnesia: Rotoscope’s missing large chunks of hir
speak to animals) (12 pts) memory. Occasional flashes of an earlier, more
normal life come to mind from time to time, as if
SKILLS taunting the poor hero.
Acrobatics 4 (+10), Athletics 5 (+7), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 4 (+8), Expertise (Naturalist) 8 (+8), Motivation—Acceptance: Rotoscope just wants to
Expertise (Zoology) 8 (+8), Insight 5 (+10), Percep- fit into a society.
tion 4 (+9), Stealth 4 (+10)
Sexual Identity: Rotoscope is struggling with hir
ADVANTAGES condition, and not sure how to handle being both
Animal Empathy, Assessment, Beginner’s Luck, sexes at once.
Close Attack 5, Great Endurance, Jack-of-All-
Trades, Luck, Tracking, Uncanny Dodge

Power Points: Abilities 50 + Powers 48 + Advantages 13 + Skills 21 + Defenses 18 = 150 points

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SKYSCRAPER
Male, 16, 12’, approximately 3,000 lbs., black eyes, no hair
Really: Deion Hiller stood back up, an “urban elemental” ready to put
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice his tremendous strength to the cause of justice in
Based out of: Brooklyn, New York spite of being disoriented and confused.
Worked as: high school student After the Lord in Scarlet and its Crimson City had
Active during: the Silicon Age been driven back, the Pursuit of Justice stayed to-
gether as a new team for a new age, and Skyscraper
Looks: Deion Hiller is a sixteen-year old African- joined right up. Despite everything, he was eager
American with no particularly distinguishing and excited to lend his power to the cause. Just so
features. That is, until the day he got caught up in long as everyone understood that he still had school
a battle for reality, and had a building charged with to attend, and college in his future.
strange energies crash onto him. When he stood
back up, he was transformed into a twelve foot tall
humanoid, over a ton in weight, composed of urban
rubble. Concrete, cement, brick, stone, broken
I-beams, shards of glass, lengths of torn pipe, you
name it, it’s part of Skyscraper’s body now.

Known History: Deion Hill grew up in a time of

uncertainty, in a bad part of Brooklyn beset with
increasing gang trouble and crimes. To escape all
that, he worked hard to earn a scholarship to a
college far from his neighborhood. Not that he
was running away from his home. He’d been born
into a family of activists, and invested time in
civic awareness and politics. He intended to live
up to that, returning to the old home with a
Law degree, or maybe Political Science (he still
had time to decide) and the chance to make it
better.
All that came crashing to an end along
with the brownstone he happened to be
near. It was during an invasion of the city,
and this reality, by a strange inter-dimen-
sional force called the Lord in Scarlet. Its
forces battled a large number of heroes,
potent energies tore up the cityscape dur-
ing the struggle, and Deion was buried
under the charged wreckage. Somehow, it
altered him forever; where Deion fell, Skyscraper
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Psychology: Skyscraper is a really well-adjusted
young man, considering that his whole life has
been totally, and apparently irrevocably altered. At
a time when teenagers worry about a growth spurt,
or putting on more weight than anticipated, or a
particularly nasty pimple, Deion is twelve feet tall,
three thousand pounds, and with dozens of jagged
protrusions. That’d be enough to upset anyone, but
Deion refuses to let it get to him. There are times he
feels alienated from others by his massive body, but
he forces himself to remember he can do things few
others can, and that’s a great thing. He’s pleasant,
with a good sense of humor and infectious charm, a
genuinely good guy and loyal friend. For the Pursuit
of Justice, Skyscraper is almost literally the spine of
the team, providing immense physical power on the
field, and a younger brother when socializing.
Known Abilities: Skyscraper is big and strong. Re-
ally, what else can you expect from a person who’s a
walking heap of rubble? He is one of the strongest
people on the planet in his time, able to lift up
to one hundred tons. He is incredibly resistant to
injury, with most regular weapons doing little more
than scorching the broken pieces of his outer body.
He doesn’t suffer from disease or poison, and most
environmental conditions are also ignored by his
powerful form. He can slam his fists into the ground
and create a powerful, bone-jarring shockwave that
levels people and objects in a wide area.
On the other hand: It’s not hard to see how badly
this could go: a teenager from a bad neighborhood,
transformed into a giant freak and denied normal
human contact. On some worlds, Skyscraper could
easily go as badly as you’d expect. A rampaging
urban elemental driven by a hormonally-charged
young man can make for a terrible monster indeed.
What more is there to say about the directions this
could go in? Thankfully, not in our time.
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Campaign Use
Skyscraper is the team powerhouse: super-strong
and super-straightforward in his use in combat. He
takes damage for his allies, and releases heavy dam-
age on his enemies. He has a rather standard Shock-
wave attack as well, to shift up his actions from
round to round, but overall, Skyscraper is a rather
simple construction.
Story-wise, Skyscraper has several useful hooks:
being a teenager, being a huge monstrous human-
oid, and desiring a career in social activism. Deion
has friends from school who he may or may not
have kept in touch with after his transformation,
adding further to the physical distance he feels from
normal people. He provides story angles such as
impulsiveness, anxiety,and loneliness. But he does
provide the heart of the team as well, being a good
guy, and willing to overlook his limitations for the
good of others.
Adventure Seeds
Skyscraper is shocked at the latest headline news:
the body of Deion Hiller has been uncovered in
one of the last lots to be rebuilt after the battle
that birthed the hero! Skyscraper has to wonder if
somewhere beneath the exterior of rubble is really
the body and soul of Deion Hiller. If not, then just
what is Skyscraper? And if he really is Deion, than
who could be behind this macabre find, and what
do they hope to achieve?
Private tutors, specialized appointments for entrance
exams, personal attention from recruiters, everyone
has worked hard to give Skyscraper the chances he
seeks to graduate high school and go to college,
understanding the limitations of his body. But
does anyone realize what he might be really miss-
ing? What about commencement? A chance for his
family to show its pride in their first college stu-
dent? What about the prom, a highlight of the high
school senior year? It might not be cosmic danger or
villainous threats, but a young man’s mental health
could be at stake.
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Skyscraper PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
12 12 2 4 5 0 3 5
Powers Offense
Shockwave, Damage 10 (Area—Burst; Limited— Initiative +2
Targets must be on the ground) linked to Afflic- Shockwave, Dodge DC 20 for ½ effect; Toughness
tion 8 (vs. Dodge, Prone/Hindered/Incapacitated; DC 25/20 and Dodge DC 20/15 to avoid Prone/
Area—Burst, Alternate Resistance—Dodge; Instant Hindered
Recovery, Limited—Targets must be on the ground) Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 27
(14 pts)
Defense
Urban Physique, Growth 4 (Innate, Permanent), Dodge 6* Fortitude 12
Immunity 7 (All environments, disease, poison), Parry 6* Toughness 12
Impervious Toughness 12 (28 pts) 8 * -2 from permant growth
Will
fractored in.
SKILLS
Insight 4 (+7), Intimidation 6 (+13), Perception 4 COMPLICATIONS
(+7), Persuasion 5 (+10), Ranged Combat (Throw- Giant Body of Rubble: Aside from the complica-
ing) 4 (+8) tions arising from his height and mass, Skyscraper’s
body is composed of ruined cityscape, making it
ADVANTAGES hard for Deion to do delicate work, touch fragile
Close Attack 3, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, objects, feel softness, or offer physical comfort.
Inspire, Interpose, Power Attack, Takedown 2, Ulti-
mate Effort (Strength), Weapon Break Minor: Deion is technically still a legal minor,
although a lot of people give him more leeway due
to his condition.

Motivation—Responsibility: Deion was in a so-

cially aware family, and his powers haven’t changed
that. Instead, Deion is more dedicated than ever to
using his power for the common good.

Power Points: Abilities 70 + Powers 42 + Advantages 12 + Skills 12 + Defenses 14 = 150 points

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SYNAPSE
Male, 32, 5’7”, 175 lbs., hazel eyes, dull brown hair
Really: Doctor Stephen Starling synaptic messages, and manipulate the information
A part of: the Pursuit of Justice fed to the brain. He was nearly driven mad by the
Based out of: Washington D.C. initial experiences, but was helped by Resplandora
Worked as: a psychologist during a scheme by Scatterbrain. Teresa offered to
Active during: the Silicon Age help him control his powers, and designed a cos-
tume for him. He’s unsure about being a super-hero,
Looks: Synapse is a rather good-looking guy, with a but protecting the innocent and supporting their
decent build, pretty hazel eyes and brown hair that superhuman defenders sits well with his Hippocratic
just doesn’t do anything to help him. His costume Oath. His time with the Pursuit of Justice and their
is a simple pale yellow top with thin angular black enemies helps enhance his understanding of his
lines to accent part of the chest. He wears a dark medical fields, and he does enjoy being able to talk
green domino mask with a similar-color belt, du- with people who see the world in the same superhu-
rable pants, gloves and boots. man way he does. He fights the good fight, collect-
ing his data for the research papers to come.
Known History: Stephen Starling was always
fascinated by the human brain: how it worked,
processed information, perceived the world, helped
a person to interact with it, and how that percep-
tion changed from person to person. It came as no
surprise to anyone that he pressed his genius
toward the goal of graduating high school as
fast as possible, so he could move on to college,
medical school, then residency. He conquered
this path by the age of 26, a nearly-unheard of
speed to be able to practice his specialty of neu-
rosurgery. He then began a true exploration of
the human brain, wandering into the associated
fields of psychiatry and metahuman physiology.
Stephen began to design new instruments to
measure and gauge brain activity, to read the nu-
ances of its communications system. The design
seemed effective, but too slow to capture the true
“speed of thought” of synaptic responses. He minia-
turized the designs, and with the help of a partner,
implanted them along his temple and attached them
to his own nervous system. It worked better than
he ever expected. His brain was opened to whole
new vistas of mental awareness. He learned he could
project his neural commands into others, read their
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Psychology: Stephen’s a consummate professional,
a medical doctor through and through, viewing the
world with a concern for overall health and well-be-
ing. He’s something of a control freak, not surpris-
ing considering the amount of power he could wield
over people if he let himself go wild. Therefore, he
keeps himself restrained, “uptight” according to
teammates, but he’s okay with that. He knows it’s
all in good fun, and he can enjoy his time with his
peers. He is a dedicated physician, focused on help-
ing his patients and resolving medical dilemmas.
He acts like he’s using the whole super-hero scene
to gather up precious research data. The truth is,
the team wants for nothing to keep them organized
thanks to his personal resources, which show he’s
really whole-heartedly into the their endeavors.
Known Abilities: Synapse appears to be a typical
mentalist, and it’s not that far off. But technically,
he’s not a telepath. He actually controls the way
synapses fire information to the brain, manipulating
that information in a myriad of ways. He can make
the synapses in another person act as a messenger
for his own thoughts, and “over-hear” what they’re
saying to the person. He can also prevent sensory
information or neural commands from reaching the
brain, shutting down a sense group, or preventing
one or more parts of a target from moving. One of
his most potent powers is the ability to switch syn-
apses between people, making them sense what the
other person senses with no clue to the truth. He
can super-charge the brain’s response to an injury
to temporarily help someone overcome damage,
though it will eventually fade and require medical
attention. Finally, he can cause small-scale synap-
tic misfires, or swifter reactions. Observers think
it’s a lucky coincidence when someone steps at the
wrong time, over-balances an easy routine, utters
the wrong word, or catches a ledge; but its Synapse
nudging them.
On the other hand: The experiment resulted in
mental damage that drove Stephen towards socio-
pathic tendencies. Outwardly normal, Stephen is a
mental serial killer, leaving behind drooling victims
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lucky to be able to tell you what day of the week it
was, while making it almost impossible for authori-
ties to find him. Now he’s turning his attention on
the superhumans.
Campaign Use
Synapse is a support character who is best at staying
away from direct combat and affecting enemies to
put them at severe disadvantages. Stephen doesn’t
enjoy doing what he does to people’s minds, but he
sure as heck is going to take notes about the results.
Even so, he is compassionate about his teammates
and their health, both physical and mental. He finds
Rotoscope absolutely fascinating and, possibly, his
own magnum opus of studies.
Adventure Seeds
Scatterbrain is in federal custody and Synapse is
called in to do a mental profile of him, to determine
his competency to stand trial. Traditional psycho-
therapy is going to be useless, so Synapse devises a
way to “piggyback” the heroes into Scatterbrain’s
subconscious mind. What happens and what will
the heroes meet when they enter a madman’s brain?
A supervillain has captured Synapse in the hopes
of learning dirty little secrets about the heroes who
were his patients. He wants to know their phobias
and hang-ups to use as weapons against them.
Fortunately, Synapse has pretty formidable mental
defenses, so it will be some time before the villain
can break him. But the heroes still need to move
quickly to rescue him and keep their secrets!
EQUIPMENT
Team Equipment: This is less about 5 equip-
ment points, and more about the fact that
Synapse has set aside a portion of his income to
ensure that each member has computer, a de-
voted server for the team, and money for travel-
ing across country for those members lacking
their own transport.
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Synapse PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 3 3 2 2 4 3 1
Powers ADVANTAGES
Brain Manipulation, 24 pt. array Benefit 2 (Independently Wealthy), Close Attack
Paralysis, ranged Affliction 11 (vs. Will, Dazed/Prone/ 3, Connected, Equipment, Leadership, Second
Paralyzed; Cumulative, Precise, Subtle 1; Limited—Or- Chance (Medicine), Skill Mastery (Treatment),
ganic brains) (24 pts)
Sensory Deprivation, ranged Affliction 11 (vs. Fort,
Trance
Sensory Impaired/Sensory Disabled/Sensory Unaware;
Cumulative, Precise, Subtle 1; Limited—Organic brains) Offense
(1 pt) Initiative +3
Switch Perceptions, Illusion 6 (All sense types; Indepen- Paralysis +8, Fortitude DC 21
dent, Selective; Distracting, Limited—Organic brains,
Resistible by Will, Quirk 2—Only two or more targets,
Sensory Deprivation +8, Will DC 21
illusions of what others can already sense) (1 pt) Switch Perceptions, Will DC 16
Bypass Injury, perception range Healing 7 (Move action, Unarmed +5, Toughness DC 16
Stabilize; Limited—Organic brains, Temporary) (1 pt)
Defense
Protective Costume, Protection 5 (removable -1) Dodge 10 Fortitude 7
(4 pts) 9 8/3
Parry Toughness
Will 10
Synaptic Impulse, Luck Control 2 (Luck 2; Lim-
ited to organic brains; Spend own Luck or Hero
COMPLICATIONS
Points on another’s behalf; Force another to reroll)
Motivation—Recognition: Synapse originally
(6 pts)
did the superhero gig for academic study and the
recognition gained for his publication credits. Since
Thought Transfer, 10 pt. array
Transmit Thoughts, Communicate 2 (Mental; Area, Selec- then, he has transitioned it into gaining clients for
tive; Limited to organic brains) (10 pts) his practice.
Steal Thoughts, Mind-Reading 10 (Sensory Link; Feed-
back, Limited to organic brains) (1 pt) Relationship—Clients: Synapse has numerous
heroes and villains as his clients and, as such, he
SKILLS knows a lot about them. Some of the people who
Acrobatics 7 (+10), Expertise (Medicine) 8 (+12), target Synapse do it to gain access to doctor-patient
Expertise (Science) 6 (+10), Insight 7 (+10), Per- confidential information.
ception 5 (+8), Persuasion 7 (+8), Ranged Combat
(Synaptic Control) 6 (+8), Technology 6 (+10), Responsibility—Private Practice: Synapse runs a
Treatment 8 (+12) successful psychotherapy practice and has to work
his heroism around a appointment calendar.

Power Points: Abilities 36 + Powers 48 + Advantages 11 + Skills 30 + Defenses 25 = 150 points

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Torchbearers
of The
Silicon Age
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ABBIE GIBBONS
Female, 17, 5’8”, 175 lbs., black hair, green eyes
A part of: the Torchbearers Institute this lifestyle. It wasn’t a voice, per se. At least that’s
Based out of: Long Island, New York what she says. It was just a comforting sense in the
Worked as: a high school student, part-time com- shadows, an extra freedom in the night that spoke
puter troubleshooter and apprentice adventurer to her heart. The gloom (as she called it) took care
Active during: the Silicon Age of her, she realized, especially after a broken bottle
gashed her leg badly due to a mistimed prank while
Looks: Abbie Gibbons is a seventeen-year old out with some friends. By the time she rolled her
woman of average build, with wavy black hair that pantleg up to check it out, it had nearly healed
she usually ties into dual ponytails stretching to her completely. In secret, she tested out this healing,
mid-back. She’s got sparkling green eyes that catch discovering her recuperative speed in the dark. She
the gaze easily, and pale olive skin made even lighter had a lot to explain about her cutting exercises
by the heavy black eyeliner and lipstick she pre-
fers. It’s all part of her goth look, one that suits her
well, relying on raven-blacks and blood-reds for her
clothing, and almost never without her black lace,
finger-less elbow gloves. She makes sure to don her
hardened combat boots when she’s lacing up for su-
perhero duty, the only nod to a costume she allows.

Known History: Abigail Gibbons grew up the sec-

ond of two children to upper-middle class parents
in a friendly suburban neighborhood where every-
one knew each other. She discovered a facility for
electronics in general, and computers in particular,
when she received a (then-cutting edge) computer
for her eighth birthday. Her parents gave her the
newest model every couple of years afterward, but
that was the biggest splurging she received. Reach-
ing twelve, she started to have an affinity with the
gothic life, but unlike others, she stayed bright
and cheery. Her parents figured it was a phase like
any other near-teen but wouldn’t indulge it. If she
wanted the clothes and jewelry, she’d have to pay for
them from her own allowance. As she got older, she
offered her computer expertise to fellow students
and neighbors to earn extra cash for her clothes,
and save up for a really “boss tattoo” (as soon as her
parents will give in).
What no one knows is how Abbie was lured into
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when they wouldn’t heal in the light. After that, she
was more careful about practicing.
When she was caught up in a battle between the
Torchbearers and Doctor Colony, she discovered
what else the cool, supportive gloom could do: she
was able to call on its help to keep her safe from the
massive powers being thrown around her. Acting
quickly, she helped save a number of people also
surrounded by the fight, and even rescued victims
caught up by Colony’s hive molders. It seems this
gloomy field cocooned her in pearlescent splendor,
and prevented the powers from touching her. She
figures the gloom helps her cheat reality and get
away with being super-lucky, but the Torchbear-
ers aren’t sure that’s the right answer. To help sort
this out, they invited her to join their Torchbearers
Institute, a new school for would-be superheroes
to master their powers in a safe environment. She
agreed only if she didn’t have to pick one of those
silly names and put on all that spandex. This girl
wasn’t turning her back on her goth patronage.
Psychology: Abbie is a mixture of tough girl, rebel,
sprite and computer nerd. She loves being active,
and enjoys being mischievous about it, especially as
she can recover quickly in the right environment.
Between her gloom and her darkness-based regen-
eration, she has very little fear. Coupled with her
youthful abandon, she is fully-seized of the idea that
she’s immortal. She’ll take risks that make others
blanch, but she’s not stupid. She can think ahead,
she just chooses not to let any chance of success
slip out of her grip. She’s friendly and upbeat, but
has little regard for rules and restrictions. She won’t
break laws, or straight-out defy authority, but she
gets plenty of joy out of bending laws or tweaking
noses.
Known Abilities: Abbie’s source of power remains
a mystery. There’s no defining moment that granted
her these abilities, nor does she register as a mutant,
alien or the like. She believes the gloom (as she
cheerily calls it) lets her hide from the sight of the
universe and cheat it. While her teachers try to find
a more satisfactory explanation, this works as well
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as anything. Whatever the cause, the results are one
very lucky young woman, who gets away with much
more than people would expect.
When relying on the gloom, she becomes next
to impossible to affect with superhuman powers.
This mainly seems to affect natural powers and gifts
(mutant, mystical, psionic, etc.). This is a field that
extends up to sixty feet around her, which becomes
shadowy like an overcast day. At the same time,
she shimmers like mother-of-pearl, and it’s really
quite pretty. This field even works on indirect power
effects, though the more metaphorical steps away
from Abbie a power gets, the more likely it is to
continue working. The gloom also helps to heal her
quicker than normal, but that takes a much deeper
darkness than the field she generates. It needs at
least the equivalent of night-time before the regener-
ation kicks in, but when it does, she heals even bad
wounds in minutes. Aside from these powers, her
luck helps to make her very agile and coordinated.
She has an incredible knack for throwing weapons
and has taken up using Lone Jack’s old battle discs
from the trophy room. She is nearly as effective
throwing...just about anything she can pick up,
actually. More of that incredible luck it seems. She’s
also skilled at wrestling, even participating in her
high school team. [Her gloomy field provides Per-
ception -2 to Vision checks in the area, but because
of her mother-of-pearl glow, any checks against her
are unaffected by the gloom. Her Nullify Powers
work against anything that will affect her, directly
or indirectly. She can try to nullify an area affect at-
tack that might strike her, or prevent an energy bolt
that could knock a building onto her, for example.
Her gloom field is not dark enough to activate her
regeneration.]
On the other hand: Abbie could have embraced
the gloom much more deeply in other Earths. Such
parallels could find it to be the dark (rather than the
gloom), and darken her personality as well. She’s
still mischievous, even spritely, but tinged with
much more coldness and calculated cruelty. This
Abbie would become a supervillain groupie of sorts,
following the bad guys for when the battle breaks
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out, and then using her powers as a wild card for insist on infiltrating with her to find out? Who
both sides. This would only enhance the injuries could have put the machinery in place, and what are
and destruction, and make her black soul sing with Abbie’s fellow students being conditioned to do?
the carnage.
A night out on the town with her goth friends
brings Abbie into contact with the new girl in town:
Campaign Use Sister Shadow! She’s got the gloom as well, and the
Abbie is an interesting take on the typical defensive
two should hit it off, but Sister Shadow embraces
style of character. Her powers enable her to keep
the gloom in all the wrong ways. She turns her
getting back into the fight, and to make it hard for
cheat codes on innocent people, enriching herself
the villains to hurt people she’s actively protecting.
in the process. Sister Shadow insists that the gloom
With her Throwing Mastery advantage and the
speaks these things to her, convincing her to do it,
battle discs, she can even provide some nice attack
and now Abbie has a rival (maybe an arch-enemy,
support for more offensive-oriented characters. In a
depending on this initial meeting) with her gifts
fight, she’ll usually keep moving around the battle-
but corrupted and cruel. Abbie’s starting to worry
field as much as possible and rely on her powers and
that the gloom may become more vocal, and more
defenses to get her where she needs to be, to pro-
insistent with her as well, unless she can get to the
tect people or block enemies. For a less physically
bottom of the mystery!
powerful character, she’s got an effective grapple set,
allowing her to pin down faster opponents for the
slower-moving bricks on her team. Customization Notes
Story-wise, Abbie is wide open. She’s the archetyp-
al “immortal teenager” with no fear for the results of
her actions, but she’s not stupid and she’s not mean.
She’s goth, but not angsty and woe-filled; instead
she embraces the rebellious and challenging aspects
of her lifestyle, making others work harder to prove
themselves. That’s just a good thing, in her mind.
She needs to learn to become a team player, and
needs to learn responsibility, giving plenty of dif-
ferent directions for plotlines. And then there’s the
gloom: what is the source of her powers, and is it
something that her teachers and teammates should
worry about?

Adventure Seeds
Abbie’s friend Armory comes to her away from the
Institute and shows her evidence that the teachers
are actually brainwashing their students. She shows
Abbie the blueprints for the sleep-conditioning ma-
chinery, and Abbie can’t deny its purpose. Finally,
Armory has the proof of the heroes’ treachery and
wants to go in to expose them for good, but Abbie
can’t believe it’s true. Can she convince her friend to
give her the time to investigate deeper? Will Armory
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Abbie Gibbons PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 4 4 3 1 2 0
Powers Offense
Shadowy Embrace, Regeneration 6 (Source— Initiative +5
Darkness) (3 pts) Battle Disc +8, Toughness DC 23
Thrown Objects +8, Toughness DC 20
You Can’t Hit Me, Nullify 8 (all powers, vs. Will; Unarmed Combat +7, Toughness DC 16 (w/boots)
Area—Burst x2, Broad, Simultaneous, Sustained;
Close range, Fades, Limited—Only against powers Defense
affecting her, Quirk—Abbie is covered in a mother- Dodge 12 Fortitude 8
of-pearl sheen) linked to Environment 2 (Gloomy Parry 12 Toughness 5/2
shadows, -2 Vision Perception) (33 pts) 8
Will
EQUIPMENT COMPLICATIONS
Steel-Toed Boots, Damage 1 Goth Girl: Abbie enjoys the goth sub-culture,
walking the walk and talking the talk, but this leads
Throwing Discs, ranged Damage 3 (Str-based) others to make judgments on her abilities, personal-
ity and lifestyle that aren’t necessarily true. She takes
Smartphone, Flash Goggles, Multi-tool umbrage at the idea she can’t smile, for example, or
look good in a tankini on the beach.
SKILLS
Acrobatics 4 (+8), Athletics 5 (+5), Close Attack Minor: Abbie is seventeen, which restricts her
(Unarmed) 4 (+7) Deception 4 (+4), Expertise (Art) socially and leads older people to dismiss her com-
3 (+4), Expertise (Streetwise) 7 (+8), Investigation 4 ments out of hand at times.
(+5), Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Attack (Thrown) 4
(+8), Sleight of Hand 3 (+7), Stealth 3 (+7), Tech- Motivation—Thrills: Abbie loves her powers and
nology 7 (+8), Vehicles 2 (+6) the fun they let her have facing these stuck-up, ar-
rogant supervillains.
ADVANTAGES
Agile Feint, Benefit (Ambidexterity), Beginner’s
Luck, Close Attack 3, Defensive Roll 3, Equip-
ment 2, Evasion 2, Fast Grab, Grabbing Finesse,
Improved Grab, Improved Trip, Prone Fighting,
Redirect, Throwing Master 5, Uncanny Dodge

Power Points: Abilities 32 + Powers 36 + Advantages 26 + Skills 27 + Defenses 29 = 150 points

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BAI JI GUAN
Male, 38, 6’1”, 200 lbs., black eyes, black hair
Really: Bai Leng
A part of: the Torchbearers as a reserve member
Based out of: the People’s Republic of China
Worked as: an adventurer while doing various odd
jobs; formerly a farmer
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Bai Leng is a distinguished looking older
gentleman, tall for his ethnicity, often standing
nearly a half-foot taller than people around him.
He has black hair that’s just hinting at gray, shorn
close to his head, and piercing black eyes that are
constantly searching around him. He’s broad shoul-
dered, and prefers to wear loose tunics and blousy
pants that enhance a certain softness and hide the
strong body beneath.
to the School’s knowledge, so departed to put these
skills to good use. He found he couldn’t return to
farming; he could do too much more to aid others,
and instead, took to the roads. He became a folk
hero to the Chinese people, wandering the land and
aiding those in trouble. He was given the alias of
Bai Ji Guan, for his courageous defense of the peo-
ple from terrible threats in an age of struggle; and
his love of the tea, named after a legendary rooster
that died guarding its young from a powerful eagle.
He was also a reserve member of the Torchbearers,
helping them when they needed the extra strength,
but he preferred not to leave his home permanently.

Known History: Bai Leng was born to a simple

peasant family, and loved digging in the soil, culti-
vating life. It was much of his philosophy, and he
was a respected neighbor, turned to often for help
and comfort. His life would have remained like this,
if not for the night a badly-wounded Windstorm
crashed into his tool shed. Leng took him into
his house and restored him to health, learning of
a terrible coup within Windstorm’s School of the
Tempest Spirits. Windstorm had failed to restore
the Respected Teachers against unexpected numbers
of usurpers. While he healed, he started to teach
the basic techniques to Leng, who showed a natural
talent for the style. With Leng’s help, Windstorm’s
second attempt freed the temple and in return, the
Teachers took Leng in as a student.
He proved to be extremely adept at their art,
drawn toward the thunderstorm style unlike his pa-
tron Windstorm. Leng even recovered the long-lost
Furious Thunderstruck Mind technique, a method
of stunning an opponent’s mind with a thunderous
gaze. He had learned all he could, and helped add
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Psychology: Bi Ji Guan is a simple man who desires
peace for himself and others. Despite being soft-
spoken and reserved, Leng has an iron will, unwill-
ing to back down in the face of evil or injustice.
He knows his limits, and will act wisely against a
superior force, but he won’t surrender. He’s gentle
and pleasant, enjoying conversation along with
a delicious meal or over tea. He willingly throws
himself into whatever odd job is needed in what-
ever community he arrives at, working for his room
and board even after his fame reached a level where
people were honored to host him. He is kind, cour-
teous and truly modest.
Known Abilities: Much like Windstorm, or the
other magicians I’ve covered, whether the White
Cockscomb has true superhuman powers is ques-
tionable. What can’t be questioned is his mastery
over the School of the Tempest Spirits, and the
abilities it grants him. He can release such a fury
of blows that his opponents have trouble defend-
ing against them, striking hard, blasting through
defenses and unleashing a flurry against one or a
number of targets. He can also focus his strength
into a blow that rings the ears and exhausts an op-
ponent all at once. His most impressive technique is
a potent stare that inflicts what some call a “mental
lightning” that stuns the opponent. And that’s just
the most spectacular of his martial feats.
On the other hand: Bai Leng could help Wind-
storm save the school, rediscover the lost Thunder-
struck technique, and accomplish so much only
to be denied a place on the council of Respected
Teachers. They reason that his age when he started
will prevent him from reaching their exalted mas-
tery, and thus send him off as they do with their
other students. This Bai Leng takes up the name of
Zhayu instead, a dragon that eats human souls, de-
veloping a technique to do just that: steal the soul of
a person and add it to his own powers. By the time
he left the School, there were none left alive and his
personal power was frightening.
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Campaign Use
Bai Ji Guan is a powerful martial artist in the body
and mind of a peaceful, middle-aged man. Bai Leng
is a father-figure, a kindly uncle and stern defender
all wrapped into a single package. He can be used
for stories of entwined honor, reluctant clashes of
allies forced into being enemies, and all those clas-
sical elements that make great tragedy and heroism.
In combat, he moves fast, strikes hard, and supports
his teammates with a potent array of techniques that
impair and disable foes.
Adventure Seeds
Bai Ji Guan remains an independent adventurer
because he knows that the Communist government
must not be given access to the School’s techniques.
So when he learns a renegade of the School is ap-
proaching the government with a deal, he must fig-
ure out how to stop it from happening. He’ll need
help from his fellow heroes, and the School faces the
possibility that it will need to go on the run!
Bai Ji Guan meets a beautiful woman who just
happens to be the wife of the local crime boss. She
suffers abuse at his hands, and is forced to aid his
activities, but she’s a delicate flowering spirit. Can
he bring down the crime boss and free her? What
if he’s drawn to her romantically? What if she finds
him an attractive man? Or what if she’s really the
criminal mastermind and Bai Ji Guan is being set
up for a terrible heartbreak?
Customization Noes
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Bai Ji Guan PL 10/150 PP

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 6 8 0 8 0 4 0
Powers Offense
School of the Tempest Spirits, 20 pt. array Initiative +8
Furious Thunderstruck Mind, perception Affliction 10 Clap of Thunder +15, Toughness DC 20, Fortitude
(vs. Will, Dazed/Stunned/Incapacitated; Distracting) (20 DC 15
pts)
Clap of Thunder, Damage 3 (Penetrating 5) linked
Furious Thunderstruck Mind, Will DC 20
to Affliction 5 (vs. Fort, Fatigued+Audio Impaired/ Lightning Stroke Punch +13, Toughness DC 22+
Exhausted+Audio Disabled; Cumulative, Extra Condi- (multiattack penetrating 7)
tion; Limited to Two Degrees) (1 pt) Unarmed +15, Toughness DC 17
Lightning Stroke Punch, Damage 5 (Multiattack, Pen-
etrating 7; Inaccurate) (1 pt)
Defense
Dodge 14 Fortitude 8
SKILLS
Acrobatics 6 (+14), Athletics 8 (+10), Close Combat Parry 14 Toughness 6
(Unarmed) 4 (+12), Deception 8 (+8), Expertise Will 12
(Philosophy) 6 (+6), Insight 8 (+12), Perception 6
(+10), Persuasion 6 (+6), Sleight of Hand 6 (+6), COMPLICATIONS
Stealth 4 (+12), Treatment 6 (+6) Motivation—Doing Good: Bai Ji Guan believes in
providing for others with his gifts, in order to make
ADVANTAGES the world better. This started as a farmer supplying
Agile Feint, Assessment, Close Attack 3, Defensive food to neighbors and has grown into a wandering
Attack, Improved Critical 2 (Unarmed 18-20), champion since his schooling.
Improved Smash, Improved Trip, Instant Up,
Languages 3 (English, Cantonese, French, Japanese; Wanderer: In an ordered society like Communist
Native—Mandarin), Power Attack, Trance China, a nomad like Bai Ji Guan who answers only
to a higher code stands out, and can cause authori-
ties and more order-minded citizens to be suspi-
cious of his activities.

Power Points: Abilities 56 + Powers 22 + Advantages 16 + Skills 34 + Defenses 22 = 150 points

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Independents
of The
Silicon Age
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ARMORY
Female, 24, 5’8”, 170 lbs., brown hair, blue eyes
Really: Megan Jones
A part of: no team
Based out of: Colesville, NY
Worked as: college student and part-time mechanic
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Megan Jones is a classic tomboy, with light
hair bobbed short, bright blue eyes and a smudge
of oil on her cheek, off-setting the button nose and
making her absolutely adorable. Not that she’d ever
notice that. She stomps around like an oversized
pro wrestler, in her stained coveralls, gray t-shirt
(that was white once upon a time), and battered
workboots, eager to get her calloused fingers on any
machine or electronics she’s never seen before, to
learn all about it.
was taken down, the alien suit driven into retreat
and leaving its host paralyzed for life. It also killed
April Jones, her broken body barely visible as Cyber-
Commando stood triumphantly for a photo op over
the broken villain.
The family was devastated. David recovered
over time, but Megan couldn’t. She put her smarts
toward making a counter to the rampant superhu-
mans, and their terrible fights. David noticed how
withdrawn she’d become, how she threw herself into
her schoolwork while diving into the depths of the
junkyard with a different kind of fervor. He listened
to her talk about how all superhumans were callous
monsters that ignored “the mundanes,” and needed

Known History: Megan Jones had what she felt was

a perfectly normal childhood, with her father David
running one of the largest junkyards in the state,
and her mother April globe-trotting for the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency as a nuclear inspec-
tor. Dave collected all manner of scrap, and Megan
thoroughly explored it, finding something new each
time to take apart and learn. April was physically
distant, leaving Dave as the authority and making
her visits home times of celebration. Despite the
excitement and loose rules of her mother, Megan
loved her dad, even if he was the only one to tell her
“no”.
Things changed drastically for Megan just before
her tenth birthday. April was in New York City to
present papers to the United Nations, when Shot-
gun Sally struck, only to be opposed by Cyber-
Commando. Their battle tore up the building and
drove everyone outside in a mad rush. The fight
broke out onto the street, and Cyber-Commando
crushed Shotgun Sally under a thrown bus, which
tore the road up in a long, terrible slide. The villain
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to be put in their place. She could never forgive the
heroes, and had no mercy for the villains. She slowly
fused those wonderfully unique pieces of junk she
acquired, turning them into the villain’s worst night-
mares. Megan won a scholarship to Cornell Univer-
sity, prepared to take the next step in her agenda:
the job of protecting the unpowered might be too
large for her alone, but she knew her father would
never approve of the massive assault vehicle she had
built for this purpose. When she saw her friend
Abbie Gibbons rescuing people caught between
Dr. Colony and the Torchbearers, she knew that
they didn’t just share a passion for electronics, they
shared a desire to protect people. She trusted Ab-
bie with her secret, and Abbie in turn feeds Megan
information from the Torchbearers Institute, both
for training and for emergency alerts. Armed with
this inside information, Megan made her public de-
but as the Guardian of the Innocent, Armory! She’s
unaware that David has found her hidden base and
powered suit, and stands by in case he can help his
little girl, or call in the authorities if she steps over
the line.
Psychology: Megan is a troubled young girl work-
ing too hard to learn everything she can, sacrificing
a normal teenaged life in order to become Armory.
She doesn’t trust superheroes, with the exception
of Abbie. She has great hatred for the villains, and
doesn’t hold anything back when engaging them in
combat. If she were to kill any of them, she’s sure
she wouldn’t care at all, but so far she’s not reached
that line. Whether she could become that stone cold
a killer is unknown, but with her father and her
friend, it’s possible she could step away from this
bitter edge. When she gives herself a chance, she can
be friendly, fun and excitable, but these days are rare
right now. It’s ironic that she has much of the angst
and petulance that one normally associates with her
goth friend.
Known Abilities: Megan Jones is a brilliant young
woman, with an instinctive knowledge of engineer-
ing and robotics, and a passionate love of firearms
at every size. This love translates to a decent natural
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ability. She’s slowly training herself in other areas of
vigilante activity, such as stealth and investigation as
well.
Armory’s abilities come from her powered walk-
ing tank, what they’d call a mecha in Japan. It’s
huge, twenty feet in height, and heavily armored.
The cockpit in its chest contains advanced heads-
up displays, and is a sealed environment. Powerful
thrusters along its length allow it to fly at surprising
speed for its bulk and shape. Most impressive is the
array of weaponry she’s laid into it (being the gun
bunny that she is). Included are a large-caliber ma-
chine gun, a prototype laser beam, a flamethrower,
and an autocannon that can fire on its own while
she focuses with her laser. In time, this mecha will
only become more powerful and versatile, without
question.
On the other hand: Megan’s life is already heading
down a darker path. Branches not too far from this
main timeline show where this can go; an Armory
who actively hunts down any superhuman she can
find, hero or villain. This Armory has managed to
acquire some level of popularity among others who
think like she does, that all superhumans need to go
away forever, and the support she receives enables
her to elude justice. This is a lonely, mean, hard
woman teetering on the edge of all-out insanity.
Campaign Use
Armory stands as a loner policing the super-police.
She’s built a big, intimidating, powerful suit of
armor to protect normal people during battles, and
goes after villains (and “heroes”) without regard
for their actions. She’s a hard young woman, who
could get a chance to heal and become a true hero-
ine, or become more vicious, and walk a bloodier
path. Her story potential in a campaign is rife with
growth, and object lessons on the nature of power,
consequences, and social responsibility.
In combat, she’s a tank. Literally, she’s a big walk-
ing tank, and will sweep minor support away with
her flamethrowers first, then face bigger targets
with the best weapon for the job. She enjoys guns,
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knows their performance and will think tactically in
how best to use them. She’s also mobile and strong,
and will take advantage of those assets as well. If
the heroes are “behaving” (in her mind), she’ll back
their actions against the villains, but anyone who
doesn’t pay attention to the bystanders will find her
weapons focusing on them too. In a team campaign
though, players should be cautioned to take this
action only if it adds to the fun of the group and the
drama of the story.
Adventure Seeds
Super-criminals are targeting Dave’s Scrapworld,
believing that a super-powerful gadget has been
sent there in the wake of a battle. Megan must face
a threat to her father, her home and her secret base,
using all the knowledge of her junkyard to stop the
criminals before they can find their prize...or Ar-
mory!
The government is coming after Armory...for patent
violation! It seems the mecha is using technology
derived from No. 1 Gun, and the feds want it back!
As the heat is turned up, it seems likely there’s more
to this than meets the eye, but Megan’s best chance
to find out is to turn to the superheroes for help!
Will she be able to trust them?
Customization Notes
PG: 331
Benefits for everyone!
Benefit: Online Research—Use Gather Infor-
mation with computers rather than interacting
with people.
Benefit: Salvage—Roll Technology DC 15
when with machines to salvage parts that pro-
vide a +2 to Technology or Inventor rolls later
in the adventure. If the roll is 10 or more, add a
+5 instead.
Armory, Now in Her Own Title!
Armory’s drive puts her in opposition to he-
roes as well as villains, and she would make an
interesting solo character in the comics. This
also makes her a good choice for a solo cam-
paign. The stats provided in the main page put
her on par with her fellow players, at the very
start of her career with her very first home-built
mecha. For GMs looking at a solo campaign or
a higher-power group, increase her Power Level
and add 30 more Power Points to upgrade her
abilities.
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Armory PL 10/150 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
12/2 8/0 0 3 2 3 0 0
Powers Offense
Armory Mecha, removable -20, Standard Activa- Initiative +0
tion Autocannon, Dodge DC 17 for ½ effect, Tough-
Large Assault Vehicle, Communications 3 (radio; Subtle ness DC 22/19 (Fades)
1), Enhanced Strength 2 (Permanent), Flight 7 (250 Energy Beam +10, Toughness DC 25
mph), Growth 8 (permanent), Immunity 10 (Full Life
Support), Impervious Toughness 8, Protection 4 Senses 9
Flamethrower, Dodge DC 15 for ½ effect, Tough-
(Radial vision group, Darkvision, Infravision, Direction ness DC 20/18 (Secondary Effect)
Sense, Distance Sense, Radio, Ultra-Hearing) (77 pts) Machine Gun +9, Toughness DC 25+ (multiattack)
Unarmed +8, Toughness DC 27
Minigun Platform, 22 pt. array
Energy Beam, ranged Damage 10 (Accurate, Precise, Defense
Dynamic) (23 pts)
Dodge 8/4* Fortitude 0/8*
Machine Gun, ranged Damage 11 (Multiattack; 5
Charges) (1 pt) Parry 8/4* Toughness 3/0/12*
Flamethrower, ranged Damage 5 (Area—Cone, Second- Will 4 * in mecha
ary Effect) (1 pt)
Autocannon, ranged Damage 7 (Area—Shapeable, Sus-
tained; Fades; Dynamic) (2 pt) COMPLICATIONS
Hostage Paralysis: Megan believes her primary goal
SKILLS is to protect the unpowered, leading her to panic
Close Combat (Mecha) 3 (+5), Expertise (Robotics) when villains endanger them or hold them hostage,
5 (+8), Expertise (Physics) 4 (+7), Investigate 2 (+5), desperate not to repeat the mistakes that created
Perception 3 (+3), Ranged Combat (Mecha) 2 (+5), Armory.
Technology 6 (+9), Vehicles 5 (+8)
Motivation—Revenge: Megan has built her suit
ADVANTAGES of armor to get revenge on the careless and callous
Benefit 2 (Online Research, Salvage), Close Attack superhumans who pay no attention to the innocents
3, Contacts, Defensive Roll 3, Inventor, Language caught in their battle.
(Spanish), Ranged Attack 3, Skill Mastery (Technol-
ogy) Secret Identity: Megan keeps her secret identity
hidden from nearly everyone, knowing that she’s
made powerful enemies who would destroy her
father if they could. Only Abbie Gibbons was let
in on the secret, and her father does know, though
Megan is unaware of this.

Power Points: Abilities 20 + Powers 82 + Advantages 15 + Skills 15 + Defenses 18 = 150 points

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Villains
of The
Silicon Age
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BRICKYARD
Male, 19, 6’10”, 450 lbs., red, none, brick skin
Really: DaMarcus Rodden in the brick and mortar of his murder, and stalked
A part of: no regular organization away from the wreckage as the monster Brickyard.
Based out of: Harlem, New York He quickly put his power and anger toward getting
Worked as: a gangster revenge on those who killed him, and rebuilding
Active during: the Silicon Age what was taken from him.

Looks: DaMarcus used to be an average-looking

street thug, but that’s long since gone. Now he’s
nearly seven feet, five hundred pounds of humanoid
brick wall. There’s really no other way to describe
him. Bricks jut out from his body at odd angles,
adding to the monstrous look of his form. There’s a
good reason his face always has a sneer on it.

Known History: DaMarcus grew up the typical

gangbanger, running with a tough crew out of his
neighborhood. He learned to rumble with the best
of the packs that roamed his streets, developing a
decent following of his own as a result. He used his
crew for more than simple street cred, aiming for
true organized crime and shoving his greedy fingers
in all the crimes on his turf. Full of pride, Rodden
defended that turf against all comers viciously.
Of course, his turf was inside a bigger boss’s
turf, which wasn’t such a big issue until DaMarcus
responded to a made man sent to straighten him
out. Rodden killed him as a message, overconfident
in his own power. Then Rodden disappeared. No
flashy drive-by shooting, no car bomb, and no offers
he wouldn’t be able to refuse. One morning his crew
came by to see what the business of the day would
be, and he was gone.
A year later, DaMarcus resurfaced in the most
bizarre way imaginable. He’d been mixed into the
mortar of a building that was later destroyed during
the Lord in Scarlet’s invasion of reality. The magical
fallout from the conflict seeped into the destruction
and gave birth to Skyscraper, and also revived the
spirit of DaMarcus Rodden. Rodden was bound up
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Psychology: DaMarcus Rodden’s a bad guy, just
ask him. Even before his death, he liked shoving
people around, beating up the ones who ticked him
off, and taking whatever he needed to make his life
better. He wanted the things that impressed people:
good clothes, piles of bling, a pimped out sports car
slung low, all of that stored in his grimy, rundown
apartment.
His resurrection hasn’t changed him at all. He
likes all the trophies of a successful gangster, and
even tries to wear the gold and the clothes, no mat-
ter how absurd they look on him. He collected his
old crew and plots against the crime boss who had
him killed, but Rodden’s not dumb. Despite all his
raw power, he knows that the boss has bigger bosses
behind him, with more resources. When Brickyard’s
ready to go to war, he will, and enjoy the bloodshed
he’ll cause. For now he smartly bides his time gath-
ering people and favors, and taking his frustrations
out on smaller targets.
Known Abilities: Brickyard is very strong and hard
to hurt, thanks to the fact that his body is a pile
of bricks. He can lift up to fifty tons, and punch
through some of the hardest materials around. His
blows can actually damage a target’s structural integ-
rity. He can ignore nearly any normal weapon, and
he no longer needs to eat or breathe. Along with his
invulnerable body, the bricks seem to have armored
his spirit, and people who affect emotions have
claimed to find it impossible to move him in that
way as well. He can move through brick and stone
as if swimming in water, as well as see through such
objects. Given enough time and source material, he
can reform his body from seeming destruction.
He’s also developed a couple of very useful tricks
with his powers. The first is a choking cloud of par-
ticles he releases with a clap of his hands or stomp
of his foot. Second, he can jam his fists into stone,
concrete, cement or like material and cause it to
crash like a tidal wave over a large area.
On the other hand: Brickyard awakens full of pain
and rage, storming off into the world with noth-
ing but the desire to break and hurt, maim and kill.
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This monster is nearly mindless, a furious tempest
of urban materials desperate to cause bloodshed.
This Brickyard could become even larger, and more
monstrous as he adds the ruins of his rages to his
form.
Campaign Use
Brickyard is a super-strong enemy for Skyscraper
and a tough battle for a group of heroes. He’s...well,
a brick, and he’s good at it. He has a couple of neat
combat tricks to make him more dangerous, and
enough intelligence to know how to be an effective
small-time hood. This gives him a hook to stories
other than just breaking into really tough banks
or jewelry stores. Because of his background, he’s
a gang war waiting to break out. He just needs to
identify the people who back his killer, and how to
handle them, then it’s time for blood on the streets.
Adventure Seeds
Brickyard is being hunted by strange creatures that
have nothing to do with his life on the streets. They
come equipped to capture or harm him, and he’s
running scared. The heroes have to protect him
from the mysterious attackers, and figure out where
they’re coming from and what they’re up to! Per-
haps there’s a sliver of the Lord in Scarlet trapped in
Brickyard’s form, and they’re part of his army eager
to retrieve it! If that’s the case, is the same true of
Skyscraper? Are they closer to “blood brothers” than
they could have imagined?
Brickyard’s current body reformed from the local
construction site as usual, but this time there was
a piece of Skyscraper in the mix. Now Brickyard
discovers he can sense Skyscraper’s thoughts, giving
him advance warning of his foes. Can Brickyard
take advantage of the situation, maybe even against
the crime family that killed him? What if that same
piece of Skyscraper is starting to work other changes
to Brickyard, making him see the world differently,
and giving him a conscience?
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Brickyard PL 11/176 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
11 14 0 4 4 0 1 3
Powers Offense
Brick ****house, Immortality 2 (Limited—Must Initiative +0
have access to brick/stone/mortar), Immunity 15 Body Blow +8, Toughness DC 29 and Fortitude
(full life support, resistant to emotion descriptors), DC 13
Impervious Toughness 14, Movement 3 (Permeate Choking Dust +8, Fortitude DC 20
3; Limited—Only through stone/brick), Senses 4 Thrown +8, Toughness DC 26
(Vision penetrates concealment; Limited—Only Wave of Masonry, Dodge DC 20 for half effect;
through brick and stone) (36 pts) Dodge DC 20/15 to avoid, Fortitude DC 20/15 to
recover
Body Blow, Damage 3 (Str-based) linked to Weak-
en 3 (Stamina) (6 pts) Defense
Dodge 6 Fortitude 14
Demolition, 20 pt. array Parry 6 Toughness 14
Choking Dust, Affliction 10 (vs. Fort, Physically Im-
paired/Physically Disabled/Incapacitated; Cumulative) Will 6
(20 pts)
Wave of Masonry, Affliction 10 (vs. Dodge, Hindered COMPLICATIONS
and Vulnerable/Defenseless and Prone; Area—Line, Extra Motivations—Personal Glory: Brickyard is about
Condition; Limited to Two Degrees) (1 pt)
the accumulation of prestige through money and
luxury items. The more toys he owns, the more
SKILLS important he is.
Close Combat (Club) 4 (+8), Close Combat (Un-
armed) 4 (+8), Expertise (“Gangsta” lore) 8 (+8), Revenge: Brickyard hates the syndicate that killed
Intimidation 10 (+13), Persuasion 4 (+7), Ranged him and turned him into this monstrosity. Usually
Combat (Thrown) 4 (+8) he can bide his time to get his desired revenge, but
sometimes this burning hate gets the better of him.
ADVANTAGES
Chokehold, Diehard, Great Endurance, Improved Rivalry: Brickyard needs to prove that he’s the
Critical 2 (Unarmed), Improved Hold, Improvised stronger, more powerful “urban elemental” when
Weapon, Power Attack, Takedown Attack 2, Weap- compared to Skyscraper. The hero’s presence draws
on Break Brickyard’s attention above others when a battle
breaks out.

Power Points: Abilities 74 + Powers 63 + Advantages 11 + Skills 17 + Defenses 13 = 178 points

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DOCTOR COLONY
Male, 38, 5’10”, 185 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Dr. Alexander Jacobson
A part of: no team.
Based out of: Providence, Rhode Island
Worked as: a theoretical physicist
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: No matter how nutty he went, he liked to
dress well, favoring simple monochrome attire, most
often grays and dark reds. Taking a look at him, no
one could guess he was a raving lunatic.
what remained of his sanity. Doctor Colony was
born that day, a villain with a need to expand his
resources in order to push the resonator and related
research further. Dr. Colony feels with human-
ity merged into the insects, Earth will awaken to a
greater reality, and Dr. Colony will at last be able to
free the people, bringing them kicking and scream-
ing into a glorious future.

Known History: Dr. Alexander Jacobson is certifi-

able in two very distinct ways. First, he’s a certifiable
genius, one of the smartest men on the planet. His
genius left him on the fringes of the scientific com-
munity as noone could understand the immensity
of his work.
He didn’t care though. He knew he was on the
right track, that the field of inter-dimensional
physics he was pioneering would lead at last to
the Grand Unified Theory, and freedom from the
physical constraints and energy crises that plagued
humanity. They might hold him at a distance, might
scorn him now, but he’d show them all!
His research led him to the blueprints and devices
of the Golden Age villain Hive King. What drew
him to this work is a mystery. What we do know is
that he took this original helmet and moved it for-
ward in quantum leaps. When he was finished, he
tested his “high-realm resonator” and he’d become a
certifiable lunatic.
The resonator put him in contact with a realm of
creatures he calls astral insects: multiple species of
alien intelligences that turned their attentions on
Dr. Jacobson when he made contact, and through
Jacobson, turned their focus on Earth. His first
public display of the resonator’s powers, and the
potential of merging the human race with the astral
insects, destroyed his career, his reputation, and
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Psychology: Dr. Colony is insane. He’s cool and harder to anticipate oroutsmart, and pretty much
rational, which throws people at first. He doesn’t impossible to reach intellectually or emotionally.
rant, rave, or froth at the mouth. He’s clean, healthy,
and educated, more than capable of presenting his
arguments as a series of cogent points that he builds
Campaign Use
Doctor Colony is a mad scientist with the flavoring
into a coherent rationale, for merging humanity
of “Things Man Was Not Meant to Know” in his
with a race of insects from the astral plane in order
powers and plots. He’s a scientist character without
to awaken us to a greater cosmic awareness. See
a trace of magic in him, and wishes to help human-
what I mean? If anything, his insanity is scarier than
ity ascend to something greater. To do this, he has
the frothing at the mouth kind, because you can get
to combine them with monstrous inter-dimensional
drawn into his reasoning long before you realize he’s
aliens, but that’s what mad scientists do. Using
a complete nutcase.
Doctor Colony can take some work on the game
master’s part, since his powers are very flexible. If
Known Abilities: Doctor Colony is one of the
the idea is to race against a plot of Colony’s, then
smartest people in history, but otherwise, he’s a nor-
he should start at very little with his Variable power
mal human being. It’s believed he has latent psychic
and Affliction, gathering power as his plot is ad-
powers, but that’s a guess at best. He is the foremost
vanced. This can give the players a chance to keep
authority on dimensional physics.
him from becoming very powerful at all, and makes
With his high-realm resonator, Dr. Colony be-
it a suspenseful game of move and counter-move.
comes a genuinely dangerous man. The resonator
Dr. Colony can also be brought on board ready
gives Dr. Colony the ability to release various astral
for action. He can already have four Afflicted
insects onto our level of reality. His “jabber bugs” al-
characters already at his side, and this gives him full
low him to read minds and project his thoughts into
access to his Ascension Beetles power to start. This is
the minds of others, even across dimensional barri-
a good option for a combat-heavy adventure, where
ers. By drawing down a swarm of “armor wasps” he
Colony has to stand up to a group of heroes looking
can protect himself from damage, and he can release
for an epic fight.
“hive molders” against other people, using these
It is important that he already have the stats
strange cocooning creatures to remake the target
plotted out for what he wants Dr. Colony’s Vari-
into any manner of abomination. This also remakes
able to give him, as well as what kind of creatures
their minds to be obedient to Dr. Colony. With
he’ll mold Afflicted characters into. These are not
each victim he remakes, he can contact “ascension
things that should be figured out during play, and it
beetles” to graft new appendages or attributes to his
fits Dr. Colony, who is a planner. He’ll want to be
own body, granting him any number of frighten-
prepared with the astral insects anyway, since only
ing, powers. The biggest limit Dr. Colony has when
by knowing them in advance can he be sure to keep
using the resonator is his own paranoia, that the
them controlled, and not controlling him.
insects are absorbing his will into their hive nature,
On Dr. Colony’s sheet: his Intellect 6 is just a
something Jacobson refuses to allow.
starting point. He is meant to be one of the most
brilliant people in the campaign, and game masters
On the other hand: Already claimed by these astral
should adjust this score to match that statement. He
insects, Dr. Colony is no longer human, not even
starts as a 6 in this book as a good middle ground,
in appearance. Instead, it continues to draw more
but since raising or lowering the score doesn’t
insects into this world, adding to its power and
impact any combat or power effect directly, just
monstrous form, while spreading its influence across
add Intellect ranks to match individual campaign
more and more people. Dr. Colony no longer has
numbers.
any common ground with humanity, making it
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Doctor Colony PL 12/200 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 3 1 1 6 4 0
Powers Offense
High-Realm Resonator, removable -26 Initiative +3
Armor Wasps, Protection 10 (Sustained) (10 pts) Hive Molders, Will and Fortitude DC 22
Ascension Beetles, Variable 4 (Limited—One rank of Unarmed +2, Toughness DC 15 (before any en-
power per currently molded creature, Slow) (20 pts)
Hive Molders, perception range Affliction 12 (vs. Will;
hancements from Ascension Beetles)
Entrance and Fatigued/Compelled and Exhausted/Con-
trolled and Transformed; Contagious, Cumulative, Extra Defense
Condition, Sustained; Instant Recovery, Resistible—For- Dodge 9 Fortitude 6
titude) (60 pts)
Jabber Bugs, Mind Reading 10 (Contagious, Cumulative, Parry 9 Toughness 12/2
Dimensional 3; Distracting, Surface Thoughts Only), Will 14
Communication 4 (Mental; Dimensional) (40 pts)
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Motivation—Science!: Dr. Colony is a classic mad
Acrobatics 5 (+8), Deception 6 (+6), Expertise scientist, researching the applications of interdimen-
(Dimensional Physics) 10 (+16), Expertise (Science) sional physics regardless of consequences. Now that
9 (+15), Insight 6 (+10), Perception 4 (+8), Persua- he’s made contact with the astral insects, he realizes
sion 6 (+6), Technology 10 (+16) just how much greater their cosmic awareness is,
and he’s determined to bring this grand vision to
ADVANTAGES humanity, no matter what fearful resistance gets in
Eidetic Memory, Inventor, Languages 3 (Chinese, his way.
Greek, Latin, Russian), Skill Mastery (Technology)
Paranoid: Dr. Colony is hampered by the aware-
ness that the insects might be controlling him. He
understands that it’s the hive mentality that grants
them their greater vision, but he doesn’t want to lose
his self-identity on the verge of bringing humanity
understanding. After all, it will take someone of his
genius to help the poor humans deal with this gran-
deur. He can’t do that if he’s one of the alien hive!

Power Points: Abilities 34 + Powers 104 + Advantages 6 + Skills 28 + Defenses 28 = 200 points
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LADY HANNE
Female, 24, 6’3”, 210 lbs., ice blue eyes, platinum blond hair
Really: Johanne Vogel
A part of: the Red and Anarchist Skinheads
Based out of: Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany
Worked as: a photographer
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Lady Hanne is one big woman. She’s every
bit as powerful as she appears, and that’s a lot. She’s
six-foot three inches tall, and over two hundred
pounds of solid muscle. She has brilliant blue eyes
as clear as ice that bore straight through you, and
platinum blond hair shorn close to her skull save
for a thick lock that hangs over her brow. She wears
typical anarchist skinhead garb, including simple
dark-colored sleeveless t-shirts, suspenders hold-
ing up black heavy jeans, and thick steel-toed work
boots.
could muster. When her eyes opened a few mo-
ments later, she was stunned to discover she was un-
harmed. Not just unharmed, but stronger than ever.
She clutched the spear she’d seen in her near-death
experience, she stood a half a foot taller, and had
more muscles than she knew existed. She was now
a Chooser of the Slain. She grinned as she punished
the racist scum that had stabbed her in the back,
then took one of their motorcycles as her war prize
before flying into the night sky. Now she’d show the
world her philosophy properly. Now she’d show
that might did make right. And she would
topple the corrupt powers of the world, free-
ing the people from the yoke of cruelty.

Known History: Johanne Vogel always had trouble

with authority. The answer lay in the anarchist
skinheads she met. She threw herself into the whole
lot. She learned everything she could about what it
meant to be an anarchist, a skinhead, and “fight the
power.” She was appalled by some of the racist rhet-
oric that had taken over branches of her movement.
She wanted authority to be toppled, but everyone
had an equal right to be safe and happy.
Her teenage years were turbulent and exciting;
she occasionally ran away from home and ran with
her friends, fighting “the power” while getting into
scraps with different gangs. It came to a sudden
stop when she got a knife in the back during one
alley brawl. She lay on the concrete feeling her life
leak away, and heard powerful wings beating above
her. She suffered a strange hallucination in the last
minutes of her life: a powerful warrior woman on
a winged horse, bearing aloft a large spear. Johanne
accepted no authority over her life, not even death.
She fought back with every ounce of strength she
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Psychology: Lady Hanne is a strong, confident
woman with a dual mission. Her first she has em-
braced from the very start: to topple authority, and
make people responsible for themselves. She fully
believes that without governments, corporations and
organized religions, people will find the strength to
make themselves strong and become responsible to
each other. Her other mission was thrust on her by
claiming the Valkyrie’s spear: choosing the dead and
sending them to their rewards. She’s not happy with
this task, but she embraces the power it gives her. It
has taught her that might not just makes right, but
gives her the duty to watch over those who lack that
might themselves. She’s a stern, hard woman, always
ready for a fight, especially if it involves either of
her missions. She does know how to party though,
and it can sometimes be harder on her surroundings
when she’s socializing.
Known Abilities: Lady Hanne possesses the powers
of a Valkyrie, one of the Choosers of the Slain from
Norse mythology. The spear she apparently claimed
from the Valkyrie that came to take her has granted
her tremendous physical gifts, including superhu-
man strength and resistance to damage. Most small
arms fire is unable to even bruise her. She’s immune
to disease and high pressure, and she hasn’t seemed
to age a day since she received her spear. She can fly
her motorcycle into the air at tremendous speeds,
reaching mach 10. The most dangerous powers
come from her spear, with a gaze that weakens a
person’s body, and the ability to inflict tremendous
injuries. On the other hand, if Lady Hanne chooses
otherwise, she can restore a person to health, even
resurrecting a recently dead person.
Aside from this array of powers, Lady Hanne is a
very skilled fighter, and nearly peerless in her prow-
ess with spears in particular. She’s a savvy political
activist and artist as well.
On the other hand: it could become much worse
if more of the Valkyrie won out in the battle. Stuck
in the back by a treacherous fellow skinhead, and
come into possession of powers over life and death,
this time Lady Hanne decides that her might makes
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right, and starts to forge a kingdom of death on
Earth. She could easily cut a swath through Europe,
her speed, strength and deadly gaze downing resis-
tance and building an empire of her very own.
Campaign Use
Lady Hanne is a powerhouse who can be used for
standard magical plots that rely on her Valkyrie mis-
sion, or ones that lean toward her political aspira-
tions of a social anarchy that improves the world.
Her strength and death powers make her a tough
foe in combat, and when she appears on the scene,
heroes (and their players) can never be sure which
mission she’s on. This unpredictability can add an
edge to her encounters.
For story value, Lady Hanne offers a look at a sub-
culture that’s marginalized into one stereotype. She
gives a peek into angry young political firebrands,
and the skinhead sub-culture, as an honorable vil-
lain. Lady Hanne’s not, strictly speaking, evil. She’s
a killer and often considered a terrorist, but she has
an honest desire to protect oppressed “under-class-
es”, and to see justice done against what she sees as
worse villains. She’s not against teaming up with
heroes to take down bigger threats, especially those
that work against her aims, and she’s determined to
be as honorable and truthful as possible, to show
that a person doesn’t need society’s rules to be good.
Adventure Seed
The Valkyrie denied by Lady Hanne has come back
for her spear. She’s been working out all this time,
increasing her own physical power and learning
new, modern weapons. She’s ready to even the score,
and the heroes have to decide if they should get
between two touchy Choosers of the Slain. It’s very
likely one of them will be murdered by the end of
the fight, drawing in heroes with a strong sense of
law and order; there are people who will be caught
up between them who need saving; and finally, for
all her faults, Lady Hanne is a human, with human
feelings and connections. The Valkyrie is a death
goddess, and a vengeful, bitter one at that.
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Lady Hanne PL 15/220 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
8 10 6 4 8 1 5 6
Powers Offense
Body of a Goddess, Immunity 4 (aging, disease, Initiative +6
starvation, high pressure), Impervious Toughness 10 Death Sight, Dodge DC 18 to avoid eye contact;
(14 pts) Will DC 18 to resist
Death Touch +13, Fortitude DC 22
Chooser of the Slain 28 pt. array Spear +17, Toughness DC 28, penetrating 8
Valkyrie’s Spear, Damage 13 (Accurate 2, Affects Insubstantial 2, Unarmed +10, Toughness DC 23
Incurable, Penetrating 8, Reach 2) (28 pts)
Death’s Touch, Affliction 12 (vs. Fortitude, Fatigued/Exhausted/
Incapacitated; Affects Insubstantial 1, Cumulative, Incurable, Defense
Reach 2) (1 pt)
Dodge 10 Fortitude 10
Restore Breath, Healing 9 (Resurrection, Stabilize) (1 pt)
Parry 12 Toughness 10
Death Sight, perception range Weaken Stamina 8 Will 10
(vs. Will; Affects Insubstantial 2, Incurable, Insidi-
ous; Fades, Sight Dependent) (12 pts) COMPLICATIONS
Motivation—Anarchist: Lady Hanne believes in
Flying Mount, Flight 12 (Platform—Motorcycle) social anarchy and that might makes right. The
(12 pt) strong (in whatever endeavor) are more worthy than
those who can’t contribute, but the strong have a
Speech of the Dead, Comprehend 4 (ravens, responsibility to watch over the weak, and prevent
ghosts, spirits, undead) (5 pts) their exploitation.

EQUIPMENT Power Loss: Lady Hanne’s spear isn’t removable in

Motorcycle (10 pts)
Size M, Str 1, Spd 6, Def 10, Tough 8
SKILLS
Athletics 5 (+13), Close Combat (Spear) 3 (+11),
Expertise (Art) 6 (+7), Expertise (Politics) 7 (+8),
Insight 3 (+8), Intimidation 6 (+12), Persuasion 6
(+12), Treatment 4 (+5), Vehicles 8 (+12)
ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 2, Diehard, Equipment 2, Fearless,
Improved Critical 2 (18-20 w/spears), Improved
Trip, Languages 2 (English, French; Native—Ger-
man), Power Attack, Takedown 2
the traditional sense. If separated from it within the
immediate area, she can call it back to her. But with
care and effort, she can be shielded from it, and in
such cases, she no longer has access to her Death
Sight or Chooser of the Slain powers.
Temperamental: Lady Hanne doesn’t take guff
from anyone. She doesn’t like being denied, or given
back talk, and especially if it’s being done to inter-
fere in one of her missions, it can easily set her off.
She’ll turn such frustrations into a physical conflict
very quickly, and anyone hoping to try and talk to
her should be careful of her hair trigger.

Power Points: Abilities 96 + Powers 73 + Advantages 14 + Skills 24 + Defenses 13 = 220 points

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MICRO MINI
Female, 20, 5’2”, 105 lbs., blue eyes, blond hair
Really: Bess Summers the laser system. It took her a long time to figure
A part of: no criminal organization how to get out and return herself to normal size.
Based out of: Charlotte, North Carolina Bess realized there was only really one use for
Worked as: a college student such a great power: get rich quick as an “informa-
Active during: the Silicon Age tion broker,” selling data that she stole—took—no,

Looks: Micro Mini is a attractive woman in her

twenties with short-cut blonde hair and twinkling
blue eyes. She wears variations of her costume, a
blue lycra top with a stylized zero and one on it, a
pair of cowboy boots, a smartphone holster on her
belt and her namesake skirt. She’s always got a styl-
ish pair of sunglasses as well, usually pushed up on
her forehead like a hairtie.

Known History: Bess is one of those girls who

make make you want to sin. As the old song goes,
she’s got legs and knows how to use them. She was
one of the new breed of technology-based villains
that arrived with the dot-com age. And like the ven-
ture capitalists who feed that boom, it’s hard to say
no to her, even if you wake up to find a cold pillow
and a missing holochip. I got it back. Bad girl. [file
naked.jpg moved to secure storage]
She wasn’t always so callous. From what I’ve re-
searched, she was the party girl in school, struggling
to get by on her parents’ allowance so she could
have fun on weekends. Bess majored in computer
science, hoping to get a job with an Internet startup,
get rich quick and then retire to the tropics young.
It wasn’t a bad plan and might have even happened
if not for the accident.
The school had been working on a nano-laser to
improve microchip circuit imprinting. Bess and her
classmates worked on the software to control the
beam. Nasty hangover or not, Bess worked alone at
deadline to get it to beta-testing. A slip of the con-
trols, and she accidentally hit herself with the beam.
Somehow it didn’t kill her: Bess was digitized into
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stole!—from other systems careless people (sigh). As
her powers and confidence grew, Bess learned that
she could control machines that had any level of
sentience to them, allowing her to charge more.
Bess isn’t much of a villain, just an entitled crimi-
nal encouraged by easy money. She could be so
much more if she put her mind to it. I know you’re
reading this, call me.
Psychology: Bess is just a fun-loving party girl
making life better for everyone and earning a simple
living in the process. The fact that the Man says
she breaks the law doesn’t count against her since
they really deserve to be ripped off. What’s a few
hundred thousand here and there when they make
billions?
- Bess, stop editing my entries, please.
Known Abilities: Micro Mini has the ability to
shrink herself down to subatomic size. While at
atomic size, she is able to interact with a machine’s
internal “speech,” and can reprogram or control
electronic intelligences. In addition, Micro Mini has
a sub-atomic purse that makes use of a pocket di-
mension for storing equipment. Because no matter
the age, what’s a stylish lady doing without a cool
purse, right? When not romping about with atoms,
Bess is skilled in the use of both a stun gun and a
taser, a crackerjack thief, and very knowledgeable
about electronics.
On the other hand: Micro Mini could become one
of the greatest enemies of society with her pow-
ers. If she were to become more cold and develop
a cruel streak coupled to her mischief, she could
conduct catastrophic sabotage, the living embodi-
ment of chaos theory’s dark side. Spending more
and more time at subatomic size serves to separate
her from other people, and that could dampen her
humanity, turning her sociopathic. I’ve seen it, Bess.
Please, call me.
TITLE:
Campaign Use
Micro Mini is mainly a data thief and information
broker, with a light-hearted personality. She’s the
classic nuisance thief, not a bad person, but still a
criminal. She’s a prankster as well, and her brain
coupled with her shrinking powers make for a lot
of jokes she can pull. On the other hand, she’s the
criminal the heroes (at least one particularly hand-
some hero) can reach, occasionally drawing her to
the side of angels, especially if the stakes are very
high. Micro Mini has her taser or stun gun for per-
sonal defense, but she’s not meant to be a combat
encounter, just a tricky thief offering a wide variety
of mysteries to solve and stories to tell.
Adventure Seeds
A large pharmaceutical company has its entire
database stolen by Micro Mini. She intends to sell
the information off piecemeal as usual, but finds it
strange that the company is keeping the theft pub-
licly quiet. Instead they’re hiring dangerous people
to retrieve the information from the thief ’s dead
body! The heroes and Micro Mini have to find out
what she actually stole before it’s too late!
A villainous mastermind appears to die battling the
heroes, but not before arming his orbital death laser.
The heroes have to reach the killer satellite in order
to shut it down, but the only one familiar with the
advanced computer systems at work is Micro Mini.
They have to recruit her, pay her price and keep her
safe from the automated defenses, while keeping
her from making off with secrets that could lead to
more problems down the road! And of course, with
no body, clearly the mastermind isn’t dead...what if
luring Micro Mini to his satellite was all part of the
plan?
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Micro Mini PL 13/155 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
2 4 6 3 2 3 2 0
Powers Offense
Electronic Size AI Control +11, Fortitude DC 18
Digitize, Shrinking 20 (Atomic) (41 pts) Stun Gun +9, Fortitude DC 15
Sub-atomic purse, Feature 1 (‘storage space’ pocket di- Taser +9, Fortitude DC 15
mension for Equipment) (1 pt)
Electronic Travel, Movement 1 (Dimensional Travel—
Sub-atomic realm) (2 pts) Defense
Machinespeaker , Comprehend 2 (Machines; Limited— Dodge 8+ Fortitude 8
Must be size rank -7) (2 pts)
Parry 6+ Toughness 7/4
AI Control, Affliction 8 (vs. Fortitude, Dazed/Compelled/
Controlled; Accurate 3, Concentration, Cumulative, Will 8
Subtle 2; Instant Recovery, Limited to sentient machines,
Limited—Must be size rank -7) (9 pts) COMPLICATIONS
Fame: Micro Mini is an Internet celebrity. This
EQUIPMENT fame doesn’t always cross over to the mainstream,
Smartphone, lock release gun, flashlight, multi- but there are hundreds of blogs, wikis, fan art, fan-
tool fics and videos of her exploits online.

Stun Gun, affliction 5 (daze/stun/incapacitate) Motivation—Greed: Data is money and money is

fun.
Taser, ranged affliction 5, triggered (daze/stun/inca-
pacitate)

SKILLS
Acrobatics 5 (+11), Athletics 3 (+5), Close Combat
(Stun Gun) 4 (+6), Deception 8 (+8), Expertise
(Electronics) 6 (+9), Expertise (Streetwise) 4 (+7),
Perception 4 (+6), Ranged Combat (Taser) 6 (+9),
Sleight of Hand 6 (+9), Stealth 4 (+10), Technology
4 (+7)

ADVANTAGES
Close Attack 3, Defensive Roll 3, Equipment 4,
Improvised Tools, Move-by Action, Power Attack

Power Points: Abilities 44 + Powers 55 + Advantages 13 + Skills 27 + Defenses 16 = 155 points

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ROCKSTAR
Male, 64, 5’10”, 163 lbs., blue eyes, light brown hair
Really: Danny Arkansas
The leader of: his own network of devoted groupies
Based out of: Forest Hills, New York
Worked as: a musician and environmentalist; later
an eco-terrorist
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Rockstar is an aging rock n’ roll musician,
in his early sixties and looking it, with blue eyes
and fluffy, light brown, spiked hair. His costume is
merely his stage outfit - a short jacket with no shirt
underneath, flared pants with rhinestones along the
legs, and platform boots. A life of partying hard is
etched on his face,
clean and pure, and they shared it. It was then he
claimed to see Gaea, the spirit of the Earth, and she
tasked him to protect her. Others claim it was the
drug at work, but whatever it was, he developed the
ability to manipulate earth and to summon earth
elementals. Already a believer in the green move-
ment, now he became the super-powered champion
of eco-terrorists; sabotaging fuel plants, strip mining
operations, unchecked logging or anything else that
hurts his beloved Mother Nature.

Known History: Danny Arkansas is not his real

name. He had it legally changed from Harold Ger-
rod before he signed his first record deal. His story
isn’t much different than most wannabe musicians,
aside of the part where he got lucky and actually
made it. Back in high school he decided he’d be
rich and famous rather than flipping ham-
burgers for a living. So he formed a band
and gained a small following. Eventually
hitting the big time. With the big time,
Danny didn’t just go down the well-
trodden road of drugs, booze and easy
women. He hurled himself along the
road like a runaway tractor trailer.
He got older and his star began to
fade. He tried everything to keep it
bright, but the sold out stadiums
became smaller halls and eventually
free summer festivals. Along the way,
Danny became an environmentalist to make
time with a groupie still interested in the
rock legend. Danny started to see what
this young lady was talking about. She
presented him with a new kind of drug, organic,
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Psychology: Danny Arkansas fully believes that he
is the key to the planet’s salvation, which he views
as his beloved Mother. His intelligence has taken a
beating from years of drug-fueled excess, but he’s
got it together enough to make good use of his
abilities, and his popularity. He’s still impulsive, and
enjoys leaping before looking, sometimes skipping
that second step altogether. Despite the craggy face,
the age in his voice, and the weathering of his body,
he has the charisma and talent to hold an audience’s
attention, something he still loves almost more than
his cause.
Known Abilities: Rockstar’s main power is to ma-
nipulate gravity, earth and rock. He claims this latter
power is merely summoning earth elementals to do
his bidding, and it’s hard to dispute that. Whether
they’re truly arcane beings or just the way his power
works through his brain, they’re really dangerous.
The power manifests as humanoid-shaped mounds
of stone and earth, attacking multiple opponents
as long as Rockstar concentrates, or leaping to his
defense though they can eventually be worn away.
They can even grapple targets if he demands. His
gravity manipulation is crude, increasing it around a
victim, or nullifying it in a large area, but the upper
limit it can affect is impressive. Danny’s also pretty
good at hitting people with his guitar, a skill picked
up after years of destroying amplifiers and drum sets
on stage.
On the other hand: Rockstar could go truly in-
sane from the encounter with Gaea, and his new
powers. This Rockstar could decide to prove to the
world that they are killing Mother Nature by using
his powers to make the ecological damage worse.
Meanwhile, he uses his abilities to create a safe place
for his followers, drawing them to his campaign and
green kingdom of clean air; all while choking the
rest of the world in their own filth.
PG: 347
Campaign Use
Rockstar is the fading celebrity who found a cause,
and now won’t shut up about it. Even if he’s got
a point, it can come across as cluelessly oblivious
without a rational approach. Worse though, this
celebrity has the powers to do what he wants to ad-
vance his cause, regardless of the damage. If engaged
in combat, Rockstar will either increase or decrease
gravity, hindering targets with whatever seems more
appropriate, then summon his minions to attack the
impaired opponents. Because they’re powers, and not
really humanoids, they are immune to the gravity
manipulation. If someone gets close to him, Rockstar
would rather bring his elementals to his defense than
ruin a good guitar, but he will if he has to.
Adventure Seeds
Rockstar has arranged for his own version of a sit-in
by holding New York’s annual Thanksgiving Day
parade hostage, and demanding the trial of oil com-
pany executives whose tanker spilled tons of oil into
the ocean. Rockstar doesn’t intend to hurt the audi-
ence, he just needs to sway them to his cause. He’s
not a scientist though, and unaware of the dangers
his gravity manipulation can play on the helium in
the balloons, adding to the difficulties the heroes face
trying to save so many innocent bystanders to stop
him!
A new luxury resort, with golf course, shopping
malls and ski slopes has gone up in a pristine forest,
driving Rockstar to act. He intends to activate a dor-
mant volcano nearby and wipe everything out unless
the developers take it down and replant the forest.
The heroes have to play cat-and-mouse in a tree-lined
mountain range against a horde of elementals and
gravity pockets, while explaining to the public that
they are not persecuting the poor old rock icon!
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Rockstar PL 12/175 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 0 3 5 2 0 3 8
Powers Offense
Gaea’s Children, 33 pt. dynamic array Initiative +3
Elemental Attack! ranged Damage 7 (Multiattack, Sus- Decrease Gravity, Dodge 19 for ½ effect
tained, Indirect 4, Precise, Dynamic) (34 pts) Electric Guitar +8, Toughness DC 20
Elementals Defend! impervious Protection 15 (Sustained,
Dynamic; Fades) (2 pts)
Elementals Attack +10, Toughness DC 22+ (mul-
Elementals Hold!, ranged Affliction 6 (Physically tiattack)
Impaired+Vulnerable/Physically Disabled+Defenseless; Elementals Hold, Dodge DC 16 for ½ effect, bet-
Alternate Resistance—Strength or Dodge, Area—Burst, ter of Strength or Dodge DC 16/13 to escape
Extra Condition, Cumulative, Selective, Reversible, Dy- Increase Gravity +10, Strength Check DC 20
namic; Limited to Two Degrees) (2 pts)

Gaea’s Strength, 30 pt. array Defense

Increase Gravity, ranged Affliction 10 (Hindered/Immo- Dodge 8 Fortitude 5
bile/Paralyzed; Alternate Resistance—Strength, Cumula- Parry 8 Toughness 15/0
tive) (30 pts)
Decrease Gravity, Move Object 9 (Area—Burst, Selective, Will 10
Subtle 1; Limited Direction—Up) (1 pt)
COMPLICATIONS
EQUIPMENT Fame: While not as big as he was in his heyday,
Electric Guitar (club) Damage 2, improvised weap- Rockstar still commands a following, an aging fol-
on lowing but one nevertheless.

SKILLS Motivation—Recognition: Rockstar counts on his

Close Combat (Guitar) 6 (+8), Close Combat
(Unarmed) 6 (+8), Deception 3 (+11/+16 Attrac-
tive), Expertise (Music) 6 (+6), Expertise (Occult) 5
(+5), Expertise (Singing) 8 (+16, Pre-based), Insight
3 (+6), Persuasion 8 (+16/+21 Attractive), Ranged
Combat (Gaea’s powers) 5 (+10)
popularity and his actions to draw attention to the
important cause he champions.
Obsession—Environmentalism: Rockstar believes
that the Earth is slowly dying and it is up to him to
save her before it’s too late.

ADVANTAGES
Attractive 2, Benefit 3 (Independently Wealthy,
Status—Celebrity), Connected, Contacts, Defensive
Attack, Equipment, Fascinate (Deception), Im-
proved Defense, Improvised Weapon 4, Inspire

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 69 + Advantages 16 + Skills 25 + Defenses 23 = 175 points

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SCAVENGERS
Innumerable social cast-offs, willing and unwilling, spreading across the planet
History: The world became more and more popu- effigy. They steal what they need to strengthen their
lated, every nook and cranny filling up with people communities as they dot the world, leaving only
searching to expand their cities, or hoping desper- misery in their wake. They work to make society
ately to escape them. The inevitable result of those more uncomfortable and feel more awkward. They
numbers would be so many more disenfranchised; will scavenge the corpse of society, feasting and
people lost in the cracks, discarded by the callous, surviving.
or born unable to fit in from the beginning. No
one doubted that these numbers would grow, but Resources: The Scavengers have as resources nearly
no one expected them to find each other, to come anything in the world that’s been discarded. Pristine
together as a community. But they did. or used, new or old, broken or whole, if it’s been
Not all of them, but enough of them. More than thrown away, it eventually ends up in the Scaven-
enough of them, drawn together by some...force of gers’ clutches. Especially if it’s even remotely useful,
need, nature, or nurture. There’s long been a theory either for one of their kit-bashers and innovations;
that super-powers develop in response to the inner for an intruder or lurker to use in stalking their
nature, or desire, of the person in question. Statisti- victims; or applied against a target as blackmail. Re-
cally, it stands to reason that some of these outcasts member, whatever you throw away as garbage, the
could develop super-powers, but if that theory is Scavengers will use against you as a weapon.
right, how could blank, hidden people develop pow-
ers?
The Scavengers are the result of whatever did
Campaign Use
The Scavengers are an international web of com-
erupt. They are the people who have vanished from
munities, filled with homeless, mentally-challenged
civilization by their own choice or not, hidden in
outcasts. They are innumerable and faceless, but
plain sight. They don’t care. They can see the truth
they’re utterly ruthless when it comes to anyone
from their position outside civilization’s rules. They
outside of their groups. They look like the typi-
can see that society is already dead. It died years in
cal homeless person, but they can recognize each
the past, and was now just a twitching corpse, cold
other on sight. They know who is and isn’t in their
and decaying. The Scavengers are proof of that, as
network. They’re almost a completely different race
their calloused brothers and sisters toss them aside
at this point in time. Worse, they have a pathologi-
without even giving them scraps to survive on. The
cal hatred of modern society, which they view as
Scavengers exist on the scraps that fall from the
terminally corrupt, decayed and wicked. They are a
table, but that wasn’t enough. As they grew closer
nihilist organization, but instead of actively bring-
and found each other in ever-greater numbers, the
ing down society, they see themselves as messengers
Scavengers decided that they would take from the
announcing that society has already fallen, and that
table. Not just scraps, either, but prime cuts now.
all it leaves behind belongs to them. They remain
They have found new levels of strength and power,
faceless, as that makes them a greater threat, and
and gained new goals in the process. Now they
their greatest abilities work in larger numbers. But
focus on showing the world that society is dead, that
there’s nothing wrong with a GM putting in some
humanity has lived past its usefulness, and that civi-
specific agents or leaders to give the players some-
lization is a desiccated husk fit only to be burned in
thing more particular to work against.
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The Intruders
The Intruders are Scavengers sent out for the
physical tasks: attacking a target, stealing impor-
tant items, or destroying people or things. They are
given whatever tools they need for the job, and they
are ruthless in their activities. They know how to
work together, to tackle opponents more powerful
than themselves. They are cagey, thinking in tactical
terms, and surprisingly good at it, as their victims
will tell you. They are prepared to retreat, reevaluate
and come back with greater numbers or more pow-
erful devices to achieve their aims. The Scavengers as
a whole are pragmatic though: if something proves
too costly, they’ll move on.
The Kit-Bashers
The Kit-Bashers are the brains of the Scavengers.
Each of them is smart enough on their own, with an
interest in gadgets and tinkering. When they come
together in larger numbers, they grow smarter, more
cunning and gain unmatched insights into the inner
workings of machinery. I mean more than just those
TITLE:
mechanical things you see; sometimes, the machin-
ery of the universe itself can be found in their piles
of junk. While the Scavengers prefer a democratic,
almost anarchic, community, the Kit-bashers often
orchestrate the plans of the group, developing the
weapons and devices needed, and organizing the
Intruders and Lurkers that will accomplish the job.
The Lurkers
The Lurkers are the rats of the Scavengers. They’re
the scouts, the unseen eyes of the communities,
roaming the dying societies to discern weaknesses,
and bring back the intelligence needed for the Kit-
bashers and Intruders to do their work. They clam-
ber through back alleys, throughout the shadows
and debris of cities and towns to study their prey,
then scurry back to the Scavengers to tell everything
they know. Without the Lurkers, the Scavengers
would have a much harder time carrying out their
goals. They are the homeless wanderers of a commu-
nity of homeless wanderers, and no one likes look-
ing into the mirror darkly.
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Scavengers - Intruder PL 10/95 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 4 2 4 3 0 0 3
Powers Offense
Armored Layers, Protection 4 (removable -1) (3 Initiative +2
pts) Melee +9
Ranged +8
Nasty Surprises, Variable 2 (Limited-changed by
the kit-bashers, Slow, Removable -2) (8 pts) Defense
Dodge 5 Fortitude 8
EQUIPMENT Parry 8 Toughness 8/4
15 points in weapons, equipment and vehicles as 4
Will
needed

SKILLS
Athletics 4 (+7), Close Combat (Unarmed) 3 (+6),
Close Combat (Choose one) 3 (+6), Expertise (Tac-
tics) 4 (+4), Intimidation 6 (+9), Ranged Combat
(Handguns) 4 (+8), Stealth 6 (+8), Technology 4
(+4)

ADVANTAGES
All-out Attack, Close Attack 3, Equipment 3, Fast
Grab, Grabbing Finesse, Improvised Weapons,
Power Attack, Seize Initiative, Teamwork

Power Points: Abilities 38 + Powers 11 + Advantages 13 + Skills 17 + Defenses 16 = 95 points

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Scavengers - Kit-Basher PL 10/102 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 4 2 1 6/2 4 0
Powers Offense
Group-think, Enhanced Intellect 4, Enhanced Initiative +4
Will 4, Enhanced Advantages 2 (Limited—Only in Jiggery-pokery Melee +7
groups of 3 or more) (7 pts) Jiggery-pokery Ranged +8

Jiggery-pokery, Variable 3 (Affects Others; Lim- Defense

ited—Only from available spare parts, Limited— Dodge 10 Fortitude 6
Only in groups of 3 or more, Slow, Removable -3) Parry 5 Toughness 6/2
(12 pts) 14/10
Will
EQUIPMENT
20 points in vehicles and bases as needed

SKILLS
Close Combat (Jiggery-pokery) 3 (+4), Deception 6
(+6), Expertise (Kit-bashing) 6 (+12/+8), Investiga-
tion 4 (+10/+6), Ranged Combat (Jiggery-pokery) 3
(+5), Stealth 5 (+9), Technology 7 (+13/+9), Treat-
ment 4 (+10/+6)

ADVANTAGES
Beginner’s Luck, Close Attack 3, Defensive Attack,
Equipment 4, Improvised Tools, Inventor, Jack-of-
all-trades, Leadership, Ranged Attack 3

Power Points: Abilities 30 + Powers 19 + Advantages 14 + Skills 19 + Defenses 20 = 102 points

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Scavengers - Lurker PL 8 /104 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
0 2 4 4 2 1 5 -1
EQUIPMENT Offense
10 points in weapons Initiative +4
Guns +12
SKILLS Melee +5
Acrobatics 4 (+8), Athletics 5 (+5), Expertise (City
Knowledge) 10 (+11), Expertise (Streetwise) 8 (+9), Defense
Insight 5 (+10), Investigation 6 (+7), Perception 4 Dodge 10 Fortitude 5
(+9), Persuasion 6 (+5), Ranged Combat (Guns) 6 Parry 9 Toughness 5/2
(+10), Stealth 8 (+12) 10
Will
ADVANTAGES
Animal Empathy, Assessment, Close Attack 3,
Connected, Contacts, Defensive Roll 3, Equipment
2, Evasion, Favored Environment (Slums), Hide
in Plain Sight, Languages 2 (choose two), Well-
informed

Power Points: Abilities 34 + Advantages 18 + Skills 31 + Defenses 21 = 104 points

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SECOND HAND JIM GALLOWS

Male, 38, 5’11”, 215 lbs., hazel eyes, black hair
Really: James Galloway
The leader of: his own crew of time-pirates
Based out of: the Tortuga of Time
Worked as: a temporal mechanics engineer
Active during: all time periods
Looks: Second Hand Jim is a pirate, and he looks
the part, from colorful jackets and silk shirts to the
sash and cutlass, right down to the (robot) parrot on
his shoulder. Black hair cascades down to his shoul-
der blades, bound out of his eyes by a bandanna,
and his hazel eyes are bright, alert and so inviting.
He’s never without a rakish grin, and a few days of
stubble, gathering into a tuft of hair just below his
bottom lip and triangle of a “beard” at the point of
his jaw. He’s got the look, and man, does he know
how to use it in social settings.
with an astral map that led him to one of a number
of stars charted just to “the left or the right”, and
set sail. Out there he found his Tortuga of Time,
some manner of island just outside of linear space-
time. Once there, he outfitted his galleon with all
sorts of gear and a chronal engine, took the name
Second Hand Jim Gallows (after the second hands
of a clock “that I sail my ship between”, and after
the second hand nature of his “found” equipment),
then began his career of temporal piracy. And he’s
darned good at it, making just another of the many

Known History: Jim’s full history is conveniently

missing. He was a brilliant temporal engineer a few
decades before my time, I believe. Jim Galloway
pioneered several developments in the field, but
he didn’t really care. I can sympathize with
him, because our time is boring outside
of the impending disaster. If you’re
wired to love art, science, or philoso-
phy for their own sakes, then it’s a
nearly-utopian time. But if you want
action, excitement and the thrill of
the chase, then you’re really out of
luck. Jim wanted action, he wanted
excitement, and he craved beautiful
things. Not the beautiful things he
could get from artists and creators he
knew, or could look up. No, he wanted
the beautiful things that couldn’t be his.
So little can’t be ours in this future though.
So Jim found a strange space galleon
(he claims, and so far, no one can dispute)
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things I have to keep track of, and pass along to my
past-time friends. No, the Venus de Milo doesn’t
have arms, the genuine one is missing; yes, Michel-
angelo really did paint the Sistine Chapel, we need
to retrieve the artwork; no there’s only one Mona
Lisa; yes, there’s more than one Mona Lisa techni-
cally, but the one in the Louvre is the “official” one.
And so forth. The man has style though, you can’t
get too upset at him. Just making my job all that
much harder. And those times when the good guys
have to team up with the rakish criminal to stop a
greater villain? Few can deny they have fun with the
time pirate.
Psychology: Second Hand Jim is a man of action,
a rake, a rogue, and a very friendly guy when he’s
not trying to carve you out of time so he can escape
with the Great Pyramid of Giza. He always has a
smile on his face, and he’ll always be on the move
if possible, with flourishes of his arms, or swinging
through the rafters on a chandelier. If there isn’t a
chandelier, look again, because odds are good he
popped back in time a week ago to make sure there’s
one for him to use. He’s nothing if not a showman.
He’s not greedy in the traditional sense, he just likes
the pretty things that people say he can’t have, since
no is a word he’s unfamiliar with in our post-scarcity
time. He was stifled being a “mere” temporal engi-
neer, and has now found his true calling. He does
have priorities and perspective, however. He’s in it
for the fun of the caper, and the admiration of a
lovely person, and in the face of genuine evil, can
be counted on to lend a hand. He’s actually not so
bad a guy in a pinch, just make sure the goodies are
locked down before he leaps back out of time again.
Known Abilities: Second Hand Jim Gallows is an
average man with no superhuman abilities. Every-
thing comes from the advanced technology at his
disposal, disguised as classical pirate gear and garb.
His galleon, the Zepolin (from Zero-POint LINer)
can fly through time and space, and harbors in his
Tortuga of Time, a strange island of non-time sit-
ting just beyond some hidden mathematical formula
only Jim knows. The Zepolin also has a number of
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sky-skis, one man airships that he and his crew use
to move from the galleon (which tends to remain
hovering in the sky) to their target, or provide them
maneuverability in combat.
He wears his Moebius sash, which even I’m rather
jealous of. It’s a Moebius strip woven into a sash he
wears around his waist, and so I’m doubly jealous:
both stylish and functional. It keeps him from aging
as long as he wears it, and protects him from time
shifts that might otherwise wipe out his existence,
ensuring he never fears the effects his crimes have
on the past. The sash also gives him an awareness
of the local time, as well as quick flashes of the
immediate few seconds to come, keeping him safe
from danger. His weapons include his pi-tachyon
pistol, or P-tach gun for short, which fires a bolt of
energy that travels backward several seconds in time
to injure someone before they realize they’ve been
shot. Then there’s his planar cutlass, a sword with
its blade composed of another reality. Don’t think
about it, it’ll just hurt your head. Just focus on the
fact that with it, he can carve away the possibilities
of his opponents, taking their abilities from them by
carving at their history. Super-strong? Not when he
slices out that moment when you got hit with the
nuclear waste. You see what I mean? It’s also able to
age a person, carving up the poor victim’s youth. He
can even slice you out of time itself, making you a
temporal ghost by cutting you off from the current
second. He’s extremely capable with all these weap-
ons, being a skilled swordsman and pistoleer, an
expert in temporal engineering and history, athletic,
acrobatic and quick-witted. Okay, enough praising
this guy. He’s a criminal, let’s all of us keep that in
mind.
Oh yeah, and he built himself a robot parrot.
That’s just geeky cool.
On the other hand: there is no other hand. There’s
just Second Hand Jim, bopping across the branches
of history in his Zepolin. It’s that sash of his, it
keeps him from showing up anywhere else. At least,
in the form of Second Hand Jim Gallows. One of
him is more than enough.
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Campaign Use
Jim Gallows is the friendly rogue, the thief with a
heart of gold, and super-advanced technology to
boot. He’s quick and smart, with an array of time-
related powers that make him very hard to fight.
His role in the campaign is to steal history out from
under the heroes, or make raids on their current
time for valuables that perhaps the natives don’t
realize are valuable yet. He makes a great foil for
the heroes, especially those who are more roguish
characters themselves. He’s very reasonable, very
relatable, and easy to team up with against a big-
ger threat. He fills the cosmic prankster role, the
romantic entanglement role, and the cinematic thief
role just about perfectly.
Adventure Seeds
Second Hand Jim has made off with Helen of Troy,
and now, there’s a whole myth missing from history,
and a city suddenly appearing in the Middle East, as
if they needed another reason to fight. How do the
heroes handle getting her back, especially if she’s not
interested in going back to some callow youth like
Paris, when she can have eternity with her Jim?
Timestream’s Eleven! Second Hand Jim is gather-
ing up the greatest thieves of history to launch a
cunning spree that has to be accomplished in a
heartbeat. The heroes have to figure out who’s been
recruited, what the targets are, and most impor-
tantly, Second Hand Jim’s true goal, since it can’t be
as straightforward as all this!
TITLE:
EQUIPMENT
Vehicle—Zepolin (ZEro POint starLINer),
20 equipment points
Size: Colossal, Str 16, Spd 10, Tough 14, Def 2; Move-
ment 6 (Dimensional—Alternate timelines/parallel
earths, Limbo; Time Travel 3); Impervious Toughness 14,
ranged Damage 12, ranged Damage 10 (Area—Burst 6,
Homing 2)
*Alternate Vehicle—Sky-ski, 1 equipment
point
Size: M, Str 3, Spd 5, Tough 7, Def 10; Feature 1-Mul-
tiple (5)
Headquarters—Tortuga of Time, 20 equip-
ment points
Size Gargantuan, Tough: 10; Features—Computer,
Concealed 2, Gym, Hangar, Holding Cells, Laboratory,
Library, Living Space, Personnel, Power System, Sealed,
Workshop
MINIONS
TIKTOK the parrot (sidekick)
Abilities: Str -2, Sta 0, Agl 3, Dex 0, Fgt 3, Int
2, Awa 4, Pre 0
Defense: Dodge 7, Parry 7, Fort 2, Tough 0,
Will 4
Powers: Flight 2 (Wings), Senses 2 (extended
vision, low-light vision), Shrinking 8 (perma-
nent), Screech (Area-burst Damage 5, alt. effect
Area-burst Affliction 5-hearing impaired/dis-
abled/unaware)
Skills: Close Combat (Talons) 4 (+7), Percep-
tion 6 (+10)
Offense: Initiative +3, Unarmed +7 (toughness
DC 13), Screech (Toughness DC 20/Fortitude
DC 15)
Second Hand Jim also regularly employs a
pirate crew of minions, that can be represented
by the stock Militant stats, substituting Close
Combat (Cutlass) for Close Combat (Un-
armed) and providing appropriate Expertise
specialties
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Second Hand Jim Gallows PL 12/235 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
3 5 8 6 5 2 5 3
Powers ADVANTAGES
Planar Cutlass, 21 pt. array, easily removable -8 Close Attack 2, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 3,
Carve Reality, Variable 3 (Action—Move; Limited—Only Equipment 25, Fascinate (Deception), Favored En-
for Nullify effects) (21 pts) vironment (ship decks), Improved Disarm, Impro-
Slice Out Time, Insubstantial 4 (Attack vs. Will, blocked
by Temporal Inertia, Time Travel or Quickness; Precise)
vised Weapon 2, Instant Up, Quick Draw, Ranged
(1 pt) Attack 2, Second Chance (Athletics), Sidekick 10,
Whittle Age, Affliction 10 (vs. Will, impaired + vulner- Skill Mastery (Deception), Taunt, Ultimate Effort
able/disabled + defenseless; Extra Condition, Progressive; (Deception)
Limited to two degrees, Limited—Not vs. unaging/im-
mortal characters) (1 pt)
Offense
Initiative +8
P-tach Pistol, ranged Damage 8 (Secondary Effect,
Cutlass +13, Slice of Time Will DC 14; Aging Will
Insidious, Subtle 2; Quirk—Insidious goes away
DC 20
after secondary effect occurs; easily removable -10)
Pistol +12, Toughness DC 23
(16 pts)
Unarmed +11, Toughness DC 18
Moebius Sash, Immunity 1 (unaging), Feature 1
Defense
(Temporal Inertia), Luck Control 2 (force another
Dodge 12 Fortitude 8
to reroll Hero Point, Negate another’s Hero Point;
Lucky 2; Move action), Protection 3, Senses 1 Parry 12 Toughness 11/5
(Time Sense) (removable -2) (8 pts) Will 12

Swashbuckler, Movement 2 (Safe Fall—Needs to COMPLICATIONS

reach a surface; Swinging) (3 pts) Motivation—Greed: Avast ye, dogs! Prepare to sur-
render yer booty!
SKILLS
Acrobatics 4 (+12), Athletics 7 (+10), Close Combat Obsession—Himself: Jim is incredibly self-ab-
(Cutlass) 6 (+11), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+9), sorbed and can’t possibly see how anything could be
Deception 9 (+12), Expertise (History) 6 (+8), Ex- more important than himself.
pertise (Physics) 7 (+9), Expertise (Temporal Navi-
gation) 8 (+10), Insight 4 (+9), Perception 3 (+8),
Ranged Combat (Pistols) 5 (+11), Ranged Combat
(Thrown) 4 (+10), Sleight of Hand 7 (+13), Stealth
4 (+12), Technology 6 (+8), Vehicles 4 (+10)

Power Points: Abilities 74 + Powers 42 + Advantages 54 + Skills 44 + Defenses 21 = 235 points

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Twoccers
Joyride: Female, 18, 5’6”, 155 lbs., green eyes, straw-blond hair (when not dyed multiple other colors)
Metalsmith: Male, 17, 5’5” (7’0” in exo-suit), 160 lbs. (350 lbs. in exo-suit), black eyes, light brown hair

Really: Allison Pierce-Nelson (Joyride) and Jason
Whitehorse (Metalsmith). Jason preferred to use
White as a surname
A part of: the Twoccers. This strange name comes
from British slang for the crime Take With-Out
Consent, and twoccers are people who do this
criminal joyriding regularly.
Based out of: Cambridgeshire, England, to start;
the Twoccers then hit the road, wandering all over
Europe
Worked as: students, but quickly became petty
criminals and vandals
Active during: the Silicon Age
most famous member was General John White-
horse, founder of the famous Second Chance Squad.
Jason’s father was an U.S. Air Force major assigned
to RAF Alconbury in Great Britain. The younger
Whitehorse was in his mid-teens by this point, and
tired of being dragged around the globe, never set-
tling down or making real friends. Worse, he knew
that his father was expecting the same career from
his son, accepting assignments and transfers that he
felt would impress Jason, all things that just made

Looks: When not encased in his exo-suit or hiding

in some other machine or gadget, Jason is an aver-
age kid of seventeen who shows his father’s Am-
erindian heritage. He’s scrawny, not quite filled
out yet despite eating all the time. He’s not all
that tall either, unlike his father and
grandfather. He likes to wear what-
ever is considered trendy, and enjoys
body-piercings whenever he can add a
new one. Joyride is a young punk-looking
teen with green eyes that would be striking
if they weren’t drowned out by her flamboy-
ant, multi-colored hair. She prefers old torn
clothes. She likes tattoos, and is always look-
ing for a new one, though she prefers lots of
tiny ones as opposed to larger pieces of body
art.

Known History: It’s the age-old story: boy

with overachieving military family meets
girl from broken home on the streets and
they fall in love to menace society togeth-
er. Jason Whitehorse was the latest scion
of the Whitehorse military family, whose
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him more resentful. With such a strained relation-
ship, Jason hid the mutant power he developed. No
need to heap “potential super-patriot” on the platter
of expectations.
Allison Hyde-Pierce was the product of a broken
home. Her dad was an unemployable drunk and
her mother took every opportunity to sleep around
while her husband made love to the bottom of a
bottle. It was no small wonder that she made a habit
of running away from home at an early age. It wasn’t
like either of her parents noticed. She learned hard
lessons on the street, but quickly managed to read
people and use them to her advantage. In hindsight
this was probably the first manifestation of power.
It was during this time she started to pal up to the
local air base personnel as a way to keep some of the
nastier street scum off her back. She would decide
what she’d trade away for what price, and keep it all
for herself. Otherwise, why did she leave home?
It was only a matter of time before these two
hurt souls found each other. They got into all sorts
of hooliganism (as the British call it): vandalism,
petty theft, and fooling around with drugs. This last
moved on to a little fooling around with each other
as well; Jason quickly falling in love, and Allison
shocked to discover that she wasn’t completely using
him. For once in their lives, they both started to feel
an emotional attachment. When the area buzzed
with the arrival of an experimental exo-skeleton
called Project: Metalsmith, Jason confided in Allison
that he could enter the combat suit, fly it out appar-
ently empty, and the two of them could make it big
as a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.
Allison was amazed at the trust Jason showed
her, and she revealed her own power in return. So
similar in nature, they knew they were meant to
be together, the two of them against a world that
hated them. Within fifteen minutes of Allison rid-
ing a junior officer with high clearance, the two of
them were hurtling away with bleeding edge USAF
combat technology, and into history as teen ter-
rors Joyride and Metalsmith, the Twoccers. They’re
dangerous armed robbers, with a reluctance to kill
so far, but the more crimes they commit, the more
cocky and careless they get with their weapon. It
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may not be long before they step up the brutality.
Psychology: Jason Whitehorse is a bitter young
man with a big chip on his shoulder. He’s deter-
mined not to become his father or grandfather, and
is well on his way. He’s completely unaware that his
family just wants him to be happy doing whatever
he’d like to do. He’s convinced himself that they’ve
already got him enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and
expect him to become the next three-star gen-
eral. Instead, he’s going to prove to them he’s not
military material, getting a rush from lashing out
at anything that might be construed as a positive
military trait.
Allison is cunning and manipulative. She knows
that even without her power, she has honed her skill
in manipulating men expertly. She has grown hard,
first by parents who cared nothing for her, and later
by the people on the streets who wanted her body
for their own ends. She believes she’s an ice queen,
but really she’s a wildfire, extremely emotional and
making her meaner as a result. She wants plenty
of money, so she can buy herself all the things she
wants, when she wants them. Jason’s the only thing
that’s penetrated her shell, and she’s done the same
for him. The two of them view the whole world as
the enemy, and they will do whatever it takes to
help the other. If they have to retreat and leave the
other behind, which is hard for them to do, rest as-
sured they’ll find a way to come back and rescue the
other at any cost.
Known Abilities: Jason has the ability to possess
machines and electronics, entering them in a ghost-
like state in order to make them do what he wants.
They are limited to whatever functions they nor-
mally possess, and he can’t make them do anything
they normally couldn’t.
Joyride has the ability to possess another person,
entering her victim intangibly to control them from
within, very similar to how her partner can “ghost”
into machines. The pair view the exo-suit as very
valuable, and Jason has taught Joyride how to use it
for when he’s away from it for extended times. [This
is represented by her having the armor as Equip-
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ment in her Advantages, rather than a power-set; it’s the ropes, Metalsmith will start to move into nearby
just not as integral to her.] cars, store alarms, and similar in order to add to the
The Twoccers’ main combat abilities come from havoc, before attempting their escape.
the Metalsmith armor, which is equipped with
several experimental sonic weapons: a sonic beam
for a ranged attack and a sonic burst which deafens
Adventure Seeds
The children of the Second Chance Squad are disap-
anyone caught in its blast. The suit also has a vibro-
pearing, then turning up dead. Has Jason White-
knife that is especially suited to penetrate armor. In
horse gone off the deep end taking out a vicious
addition to the weapons, Metalsmith has a radio,
revenge on his family? Joyride comes to the heroes
extensor-coils for the arms, tough armor and the
insisting it’s not him, and that he’s been kidnapped
ability to fly at up to sixty miles per hour. Jason nor-
as well! Do they believe the young manipulator?
mally uses the exo-suit, and when on a caper, will
Who is behind the scheme and why?
only leave it to enter another device.
The exo-suit is in need of repairs, so the Twoccers
On the other hand: Jason and Allison fell into the
kidnap an expert roboticist and steal the materi-
influence of rival gangs. Each used their powers to
als he needs to do the job. The heroes race to the
gain control over their fellows, and make themselves
expert’s rescue- but he’d never be cleared to work on
the dominant force in their turf. By the time they
such a classified project, so he’s not very eager to be
finally met each other, it was nothing but oil and
saved!
fire. Hatred ensued, and their battles for control
over the street crimes of Cambridgeshire and farther
out in England have become legendary, leaving Customization Notes
dozens dead and injured and millions of pounds in
property damage. These two would seem doomed in
such a world, and when it happens, they’ll die alone
and unloved. I suppose they might be doomed on
this world, if such outlaw pairings from history have
anything to show us, but at least they’ll have each
other, and give the heroes only one target.

Campaign Use
The Twoccers are a modern-generation take on clas-
sic bandit partnerships like Bonnie and Clyde or
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They’re not
quite as violent yet, but it’s only a matter of time,
and they use a military exo-suit instead of horses
or a car for transport. Interested heroes could still
reach the teens. They’re young and embittered, but
with a lot of work over a period of time, it could
be done. They have a genuine love for each other,
which gives them a certain level above mere crimi-
nals. If caught in combat, Metalsmith will draw
attention to himself as Joyride leaps from hero to
hero, sowing confusion. When the exo-suit is on
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Joyride PL 10/166 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
1 (5) 4 5 2 3 1 3 2
Powers Offense
Joyriding, Affliction 12 (vs. Will, Entranced/Com- Initiative +5
pelled/Controlled; Cumulative, Sustained; Instant Joyride +9, Will DC 22
Recovery), Insubstantial 4 linked to Immunity 2 Sonic Beam +5, Toughness DC 21
(Suffocation) (Sustained; Limited—Only to enter a Sonic Burst +5, Fortitude DC 16
controlled target) (53 pts) Vibro-Knife +5, Toughness DC 23 (Penetrating 4)
Unarmed +9, Toughness DC 16 (DC 20 in the
EQUIPMENT exo-suit)
Combat Exo-suit (see Metalsmith): This represents
the fact that Joyride is familiar with the armor and Defense
will wear the suit occasionally, when Metalsmith is Dodge 12 Fortitude 8
in another object Parry 10 Toughness 8/4 (14)
Will 10
SKILLS
Acrobatics 4 (+9), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+7), COMPLICATIONS
Deception 10 (+12), Expertise (Psychology) 5 (+6), Motivation—Greed: Joyride lives her life moving
Insight 7 (+10), Perception 4 (+7), Stealth 6 (+11), from one crime to another, hoping for the one big
Treatment 4 (+5) score that will allow her to retire in luxury.
ADVANTAGES Relationship—Metalsmith: Jason Whitehorse is
Agile Feint, Close Attack 2, Defensive Roll 4, Allison’s partner-in-crime and her meal ticket to
Equipment 9, Evasion, Improvised Weapon, Instant big money. To complicate matters, she is starting to
Up, Ranged Attack 3, Taunt, Uncanny Dodge actually like the guy.

Power Points: Abilities 42 + Powers 53 + Advantages 24 + Skills 22 + Defenses 25 = 166 points

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Metalsmith PL 9/165 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
4/0 1 3 2 1 3 5 0
Powers Offense
Combat Exo-Suit, removable -11 Initiative +3
Communication 2 (radio, 1 mile; Area, Selective, Subtle Sonic Beam +8, Toughness DC 21
1), Elongation 4 (75’; Limited—Arms only), Enhanced Sonic Burst +8, Fortitude DC 16
Strength 4, Flight 5 (60 mph), Protection 10 (43 pts)
Suit weapons, 12 pt. array
Vibro-Knife +8, Toughness DC 23 (Penetrating 4)
Sonic Beam, ranged Damage 6 (12 pts)
Sonic Burst, ranged Affliction 6 (vs. Fortitude, Sense Defense
Impaired/Sense Disabled/Sense Unaware; Cumulative; Dodge 7 Fortitude 4
Limited to audio only) (1 pt)
Vibro-Knife, Damage 8 (Penetrating 4) (1 pt) Parry 4 Toughness 11/1
Will 10
Hijack Machines, Affliction 12 (vs. Fortitude,
Entranced/Compelled/Controlled; Affects Objects COMPLICATIONS
Only, Sustained; Instant Recovery), Insubstantial Domo Arigato, Mister Roboto: The more that Ja-
4 linked to Immunity 2 (Suffocation) (Sustained; son interacts with machines, the more his grasp on
Limited—Only to enter a Controlled target) (41 his humanity weakens. He is becoming increasingly
pts) aloof and distant, finding his time with machines
preferable to time out in the meat world.
SKILLS
Close Combat (Combat Suit) 7 (+8), Deception 6 Motivation—Rebellious: Jason Whitehorse isn’t
(+6), Expertise (Mechanic) 8 (+11), Insight 4 (+9), doing this for anything other than the aggravation
Perception 6 (+11), Ranged Combat (Combat Suit) and pain it is causing his father.
6 (+8), Stealth 5 (+8), Technology 9 (+12), Vehicles
7 (+9) Relationship—Joyride: The one exception to his
aloofness is the genuine love he feels for his partner
ADVANTAGES in crime, Allison Hyde-Pierce. He has no clue her
Favored Foes 2 (Police, Soldiers), Improvised Tools, returned affections are faked.
Jack-of-all-trades

Power Points: Abilities 30 + Powers 87 + Advantages 4 + Skills 29 + Defenses 15 = 165 points

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WEST SIDE
Male, 19, 6’1”, 275 lbs., brown eyes, black hair
Really: Antwon Jones
A part of: the West Side Mafia street gang
Based out of: Bensenville, Illinois
Worked as: a drug dealer
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: West Side is a African-American male who
cultivates the fierce street gangster look, with black
hair done up in cornrows, a chinstrap beard, and
dark brown eyes under a heavy brow and several
piercings. He wears baggy pants showing the top
of his underwear and the butt of a pistol, a simple
wifebeater t-shirt, and a bead bracelet around his
right wrist completes the look. Antwon added a tat-
too of a spider to his arm after developing his pow-
ers, using the webbing to represent what he can do.
something meant to strike a person in every real-
ity at once. Instead it did the reverse, and suddenly
Antwon was filled with all his alternates. To the
gangster’s delight, he discovered he could release
those duplicates, creating his own army out of
himself. They might be surly and angry with their
current condition, but they could get along well
enough. Antwon could use this army to increase the
gang’s influence, and he took over their leadership
with very little resistance. Even street thugs can see a
good thing when handed to them.

Known History: Antwon Jones is smart kid se-

duced by the street. His grandmother raised him
after his mother was convicted of pushing drugs,
and he never knew his father. Despite the chal-
lenges of a broken home and living in the slums,
Antwon’s grandmother pushed him hard. She made
sure he went to school, and learned to be respectful
of neighbors and earn a living. He had just made
the honor roll for the first time in a year when his
grandmother died of a heart attack. His mother
didn’t want him back even after she got out of
prison, so Antwon was sent into foster care. After a
year of that hell (as he put it), he ran away, and soon
joined the West Side Mafia. He became a runner for
their drugs and numbers, and his intelligence served
him well, boosting the profit line and keeping him
out of jail. Through attrition and cunning, Antwon
worked his way up the gang.
When he was sixteen, the West Side Mafia was
caught between Second Hand Jim testing out a new
device, and the Torchbearers trying to stop him.
Antwon was shot by Jim’s strange “parallel” bullet,
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Psychology: Antwon Jones is a smart man look- another duplicate run off in the opposite direction
ing out for number one first and foremost. He likes to increase the heroes’ confusion.
the power his reputation gives him, and enjoys the
luxuries that come with it. He’s the king of his own
little domain. He speaks in a high-minded man-
Adventure Seeds
A gang war has broken out and West Side is smart
ner, because it shows off his education and irritates
enough to convince his mob to stay uninvolved.
his gang. He doesn’t care because when something
Instead, he’s tipping off the heroes about rival lead-
bigger and better than the gang comes along, he’ll
ers, hideouts and activities. West Side is banking on
sell them out in a minute to make himself a bigger
moving in after the dust settles to pick up new terri-
fish. He doesn’t see how anyone would think like
tory and customers, and somehow, the heroes have
this toward him, a blind spot that could cause him
to take advantage of his intelligence while denying
trouble in the future, especially since his duplicates
him expansion.
all largely have the same opinion.
One of West Side’s duplicates has managed to sneak
Known Abilities: Antwon’s body contains many
away, and now he’s reached the heroes. He insists
parallel Earth versions of himself, and he can release
he’s been kidnapped from his own Earth, and wants
up to eight of them at a time to help him out. Well,
to be free. The heroes finally get a chance to learn
if he can get them to cooperate; they are fully-real-
the source of his power, and maybe how to undo it,
ized versions of himself with lives they were ripped
but does this duplicate Antwon have some other ace
away from, so they can sometimes be rather surly
up his sleeve?
to their “host”. If he can get them to work together
however, then West Side becomes incredibly dan-
gerous in a fight, since they all use similar fighting Customization Notes
styles and can anticipate each other without even
trying.

On the other hand: It doesn’t really matter. See,

all the other possible branches now hook into this
one Antwon, since he’s engulfed them all. However,
visiting these other realities can be interesting, since
there are various holes where the Antwons once
resided. In fact, there might even be one or more
alternate Earth that would like to get their Antwon
back.

Campaign Use
West Side is a product of the streets. He can go
from cunning and clever one moment to angry and
belligerent the next if he feels he is being jerked
around or disrespected. If engaged in combat, West
Side will create as many duplicates as possible and
use his Shoulder to Shoulder ability to concentrate
firepower. If the fight goes against him, he will leave
his duplicates to fight while he escapes, often having
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West Side PL 12/214 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
4 6 3 6 8/4 1 0 3
Powers Offense
One-Man Street Gang, Summon 9 (Duplicates; Initiative +3
Active, Heroic, Multiple Minions 3 (8 duplicates), Knife +14/+10, Toughness DC 20 (critical 19-20)
Sacrifice; Attitude, Distracting) (82 pts) Heavy Pistol +14, Toughness DC 19
Unarmed +14/+10, Toughness DC 19
Shoulder to Shoulder, Enhanced Fighting 4 (Lim-
ited—Only when two or more duplicates are in the Defense
same battle) (4 pts) Dodge 8 Fortitude 11
Parry 13/9 Toughness 11/6
EQUIPMENT 6
Will
Heavy Pistol, ranged Damage 4
COMPLICATIONS
Knife, Damage 1, Critical 19-20 Hatred—Police: With as many run-ins and arrests
by the police that the West Side Mafia has had, it’s
Motorcycle, Size M, Str 1, Spd 6, Def 10, Tough 8 small wonder that they hate them.
SKILLS Motivation—Greed: Money is what gets you
Athletics 8 (+12), Close Combat (Knife) 6 respect, and on the streets, respect is more valuable
(+14/+10), Close Combat (Unarmed) 4 (+12/+8), than life itself.
Expertise (Streetwise) 10 (+11), Intimidation 12
(+15), Perception 4 (+4), Ranged Combat (Hand- Reputation: West Side’s built a rep for himself as
guns) 6 (+12), Vehicles 4 (+10) the go-to guy for drugs or illegal weapons. This
makes him a target for rival gangs and the police.
ADVANTAGES
Chokehold, Close Attack 2, Daze (Intimidation),
Defensive Roll 5, Equipment 4, Fast Grab, Favored
Environment (Alleys), Favored Foes (gang bangers),
Great Endurance, Improved Hold, Improvising
Weapon, Inspire 2, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 2,
Set-up 2, Startle

Power Points: Abilities 54 + Powers 86 + Advantages 27 + Skills 27 + Defenses 20 = 214 points

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WHUTOR
Male, Age unknown, 6’0”, 275 lbs., mottled green eyes, wiry black hair
Really: Whutor
A part of: no criminal organization
Based out of: his personal starship
Worked as: a bounty hunter
Active during: the Silicon Age
Looks: Whutor’s race seems insectoid at its base,
but is stocky and heavy. Thick chitinous plates cover
a muscled humanoid shape. He lacks the mandibles
you’d expect to see, but instead has ridges running
from the bridge of the nose to his chin with deep-
sunk almost human eyes. Whutor does not wear
clothing but sports a battle harness for his pouches,
blades, stun grenades and anything else he needs.
He carries a large mancatcher-like device that looks
as nasty as the rest of him.
even grander scale.
Whutor gained experience as a bounty hunter,
fueled by the growing lust in his heart for the chase
followed by the final fight. The universe was his
hunting ground, but he quickly found himself get-
ting bored, seeking bigger prey and more challeng-
ing jobs. Dangerous exotic animals, aliens and indi-
viduals became his stock in trade, and then someone
out there pointed him at a bounty on some little
out-of-the-way planet called Earth. Whutor discov-
ered the pinnacle of his career: superhumans of all
shapes and powers. He’s never looked back.

Known History: Whutor grew up during the

Tero War (don’t know the Tero War? Check
out my colleague’s excellent volume on the
subject, Deus ex Astra) with parents who
rejected their warrior culture and hid
the family far out in the Glimmer-
ing Deeps, but it wasn’t far enough
away to escape the conflict. His parents
were killed during an orbital bombardment,
though he survived, only to be outcast by his
people for lacking their cutural indoctrination
and instincts. Angered, he gathered all the
gear he could and raced out into the waste-
lands to practice. He unleashed the killer
instincts his family’s community had
tried to suppress, and brought them
to bear on an enemy patrol. They
appreciated how he attacked his own
people, provided him with a weapon
from their arsenal and offered to
send him out into deep space, to
learn the ways of the hunter on an
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Psychology: Whutor is considered scum, by his if he can catch multiple targets. He’ll follow up with
own people and even his employers. He has no a mix of electro-stun strikes, teleport attacks and
honor, lacks any concept of a fair fight, and is happy jumping around the battlefield with his own tele-
to shoot an opponent in the back rather than face- porting to keep the heroes off-balance. Once he has
to-face combat. He does keep loyal to the letter of his selected target, he’ll teleport them back to his
his contract, but plenty who’ve hired him have seen starship with him.
that bite them back. Whutor’s a deviant who gets
his kicks from the hunt, and the capture (or kill, he’s
not picky despite calling himself a ‘bounty hunter’),
Adventure Seeds
An alien prince has fled to Earth seeking help from
with the cash just giving him the chance to do what
its heroes. He’s is being forced into a marriage to a
he loves. His biggest pleasure comes from gloating
cruel Marquessa, and hopes they can help him stop
over his fallen foe.
her and save his people. The Marquessa has hired
Whutor to retrieve her groom-to-be, and the hunt
Known Abilities: Whutor is a skilled hunter and
is on for the heroes to find the prince and stop the
slaver who excels in the use of his custom mancatch-
hunter before Whutor can find him and drag him
er, as well as other more typical weaponry. Whutor’s
back!
mancatcher features an electrical stun that arcs to
anyone trying to rescue a stunned victim. The man-
A top military researcher has been kidnapped, and
catcher can also release an anaesthetic gas, a potent
the clues being gathered seem to point to Whutor.
x-ray laser, or a transmatter beam that can target
Who hired Whutor to capture some Terran sci-
others or teleport Whutor in a particularly danger-
entist? What does the researcher know that could
ous hit-and-run attack.
be important to the stellar community? Is there
some other secret the victim is hiding? Then there’s
On the other hand: Whutor could have learned the
Whutor: why did he agree to such a simple job? Is
proper lessons after surviving his family’s destruc-
he actually behind it, and if not, who would want to
tion, turning his people from devastated pockets of
frame him?
resistance against the Tero, and uniting them into
a victorious army. Now, Whutor rules a powerful
empire, ever-expanding in order to find newer, more Customization Notes
interesting victims for the gladiatorial arena that the
alien emperor lives for. And Earth seems just ripe
for the plucking.

Campaign Use
Whutor is a relentless pursuer with plenty of skill
and power to back him up when it counts. He’s
smart and cunning, and should provide a difficult,
dangerous foe for a group of heroes. He’s also a plot
device for getting the group out into space, or onto
an alien world. He’s a mercenary in every sense of
the word, and famed for sticking to the letter of his
contract, something smart heroes can use to their
advantage. When engaged in combat, Whutor uses
starts with the laser from ambush, then tests his gas
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Whutor PL 13/205 Power Points

Strength Stamina Agility Dexterity Fighting Intellect Awareness Presence
8 10 6 4 5 2 4 5
Powers ADVANTAGES
Capture Staff, 36 pt. array (easily removable -16) Benefit 2 (Advanced Tech x2), Close Attack 3, Con-
Electro-Stunner, Affliction 12 (vs. Fortitude, Dazed and tacts, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Equip-
Impaired/Stunned and Disabled; Contagious, Cumula- ment 14, Fast Grab, Improved Grab, Improved
tive, Extra Condition; Limited to Two Degrees) (36 pts)
Anesthetic Spray, ranged Affliction 9 (vs. Fortitude,
Hold, Ranged Attack 2, Skill Mastery 2 (Insight,
Fatigued/Exhausted/Asleep; Area—Cloud, Progressive; Investigation), Tracking
Diminished Range 1, Fades) (1 pt)
X-Ray Laser, ranged Damage 11 (Alternate Resistance— Offense
Fortitude, Insidious, Subtle 1) (1 pt) Initiative +6
Transmatter Beam, Teleport 15 (120 miles; Attack, Reach
1, Reversible) (1 pt)
Anesthetic Spray, Reflex DC 22 for half effect;
Personal Transmatter, Teleport 15 (120 miles; Change Fortitude DC 22/16
Velocity, Turnabout) (1 pt) Electro-Stunner +13, Fortitude DC 22
Laser Rifle +14, Toughness DC 23
EQUIPMENT Transmatter +13, blocked by force fields
Flash-Bang Grenades X-Ray Laser +12, Fortitude DC 26 (damage, in-
sidious, subtle 1)
Laser Rifle, ranged Damage 8, accurate 1
Defense
Vehicle—Starship, 49 equipment points Dodge 14 Fortitude 12
Size: Gargantuan, Str 14, Tough 12, Spd 14, Def 6; Par-
Parry 14 Toughness 12
ticle Cannon, ranged Damage 12; Proton Missile, ranged
Damage 10 (Area—Burst 6, Homing 2); Stasis Prisons, Will 8
Affliction 12 (Fatigued/Exhausted/Asleep)
COMPLICATIONS
SKILLS Alien: Whutor has a bizarre appearance, especially
Acrobatics 6 (+12), Athletics 4 (+12), Close Com- on Earth where the heroes are likely to encounter
bat (Mancatcher) 5 (+10), Close Combat (Net) 3 him, and it’s difficult to disguise.
(+8), Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+7), Expertise
(Hunting) 8 (+10), Expertise (Known Space) 6 (+8), Hunter: Whutor is a cold, pitiless hunter of what-
Insight 10 (+14), Intimidation 4 (+9), Investigation ever has caught his attentions, or paid his bills.
5 (+7), Perception 4 (+8), Ranged Combat (Energy
Weapons) 6 (+10), Stealth 5 (+11), Technology 4 Motivation—Greed: Whutor is in it for the wealth,
(+6), Vehicles 6 (+10) whatever that might be for his people, culture or
setting.

Power Points: Abilities 88 + Powers 24 + Advantages 31 + Skills 39 + Defenses 23 = 205 points

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APPENDIX: Toys
What good would mad scientists be without crazy
contraptions and diabolical doomsday devices?
Villains such as Doctor December, Von Ärgers and
Dare Devlin of the Buzzbomb Gang make wide use
of these gadgets. While this far from comprehensive,
it provides a few ready-made options if you need
them. Some of the good guys might find a need to
use these too; at least a more heroic version.
360° Visor (3 pts, Variable rank 1)
Senses 3 (Danger Sense, Radius—Visual)
Favored by thieves who rely on state-of-the-art
equipment for their work, the visor allows a full
range of vision around the wearer to prevent sur-
prises.
Balloon Thruster Bomb (24 pts, Variable rank 5)
ranged Damage 10 (Area—Burst for 6 ranks, Hom-
ing 2)
This deceptively simple device is a silent terror.
A small balloon is attached to a explosive bomb,
equipped with compressed air thrusters that guide it
to its target.
Blizzard Generator (27 pts, Variable rank 6)
Environment 13 (extreme cold, extreme impede move-
ment, visibility -5)
Activation—Standard action, Technology Check DC 20
Required, Limited—Must remain in location
This room-sized device generates a massive blizzard
that can blanket a 120-mile area with freezing snow
and ice. It is a great way to completely immobilize
a region, disrupting travel, communications and
economy.
PG: 369
Blockbuster Gloves (5 pts, Variable rank 1)
Damage 3 (Str-based; Reach 2)
These marvels of science increase the size and den-
sity of the wearer’s fists, giving incredible punching
power and a greater range.
Boardroom Special (11 pts) ranged Damage 8
(Subtle 1, Easily removable -6)
This completely innocuous-looking briefcase can
quickly be snapped open and configured into a
blaster rifle. Favored by high-tech terrorists and
criminals who need to enter a location without
arousing suspicion.
Bouncing Bomlet (13 pts, Variable rank 3) ranged
Damage 6 (Ricochet 3; Easily removable -8)
This powerful micro-bomb is encased in a round
rubber ball that can be bounced around corners or
into other hard-to-reach areas.
Brainstorm Helmet (3 pts, Variable rank 1)
Quickness 6 (Limited to mental tasks)
This helmet allows for rapid mental thought, a must
for the mad genius who needs to perform complex
calculations quickly.
Electro-field Generator Suit (25 pts, Variable rank
5) reaction Damage 5 linked to Protection 5 (Sus-
tained)
This rubber suit is criss-crossed with electrical wires
and a small tesla coil generator on the back. The
electrical field that surrounds the suit provides the
wearer protection and causes damage to anyone
who comes into physical contact with it.
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Madness Gas (12 pts, Variable rank 3) Wrist Rocket Launcher (10 pts, Variable rank 2)
Illusion 5 (visual and audio; Alternate resistance—Forti- ranged Damage 4 (Multiattack; Diminished range
tude, Area—Cloud; easily removable -8) 1, Inaccurate 1)
This small aerosol contains a powerful psychotro-
This metal wristband is studded with several small
pic gas, causing powerful hallucinations in anyone
micro-rockets. They are inaccurate with limited
caught in the spray.
range but a great distraction if someone needs to get
away, or if they need to attack several melee oppo-
Mind Klaxon (30 pts, Variable rank 6)
nents at once.
Nullify 6 (mental powers; Area, Broad, Sustained)
The Mad Assistant (32 Power Points)
This wavelength generator sends out ultrasonic
Abilities: Str 2, Sta 2, Agl 0, Dex 1, Fgt 2, Int 1,
vibrations that interfere with mental concentration.
Awe 0, Pre -1
It is especially devastating against mentalists.
Defense: Dodge 2, Parry 2, Fort 2, Tou 3/2, Will 0
Equipment: lab coat, heavy pistol. Advantages:
Nano-Medic (28 pts, Variable rank 6)
Equipment 2.
Healing 9 (Energizing, Persistent, Resurrection,
Skills: Athletics 4 (+6), Expertise: Technician 4
Limited—Self Only)
(+5), Expertise: Criminal 2 (+3), Expertise: Science
4 (+5), Expertise: Current Events 2 (+3), Technol-
Powerful nanotechnology in the owner’s body grants
ogy 4 (+5), Perception 2 (+2), Vehicles 4 (+5).
them amazing recuperative abilities beyond any-
Offense: Init +1, Unarmed +2 (Damage 2), Pistol
thing capable with modern medicine. Favored by
+1 (Ranged Damage 4).
villains who get beat up a lot, or those who would
prefer that their enemies believe them dead.
These are the smart lackeys in the supervillain com-
munity. Blessed with some education and technical
Rigged Blaster (11 pts, Variable rank 3)
know-how coupled with a criminal record, these
Damage 5 (Area—Burst, Triggered after 2 rounds)
men and women are found helping out science-
based villains, usually with the promise of money or
A dirty trick. This booby trapped weapon is favored
power as a reward. However, some do this for the
by villains who constantly have things taken from
sake of satisfying their own curiosity.
them. The weapon’s trigger acts as a dead man’s
switch. Once released, the weapon primes itself and
then detonates one round later, usually in the taker’s
hands.

Rocket Skis (3 pts, Variable rank 1)

Speed 6 (Limited—Only works on snow)

This set of aluminum skis have small rocket motors

attached to them, allowing them to move across
snowy terrain at great speed. Ideally suited for rapid
getaways.
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Index of Gear, Secrets, Teams

By Secret/Public Identity (Alphabetical by First Name)

Abbie Gibbons 321-324, 330, 332 Brian Kettering 87-88, 91-94, 256
Abigail DeMint 78 (Sky Wave)
Aiyana Skydancer 123,125-131,159 Built Under Budget 107-108, 112-113,
Alexander Jacobson 298, 322, 337-339 (B.U.B.) 121
(Dr. Colony) Buzzbomb Gang 11, 30 46-52, 369
Alice Finks 29-30, 59-60 Calvin Marting, Dr. 107, 114-116
(Lady Pendergrass) Catherine DeMarco 298, 305-307
Alik Popov 155-157 (La Diabolica)
(Polkovnik Oktober) Cesar Cardoza 249-250, 276-278
Allison Hyde-Pearce 358-362 (Icepick)
(Joyride of Twoccers) Chucky Tervil 24, 26, 162
Ama-no-Murakumo-no- 74 (The Devil Dog)
Tsurugi C-MDO2 269-271
Angelo Donati 167, 181, 183, 188- (CommanDOA)
(Angeldust) 190, 195-199, 240- Cody Haynes 11, 13, 22, 32, 34-
242,266, 279-280 (Cowboy Commando) 38, 46-47, 246
Antwon Jones 363-365 Cold Iron 149-151
(Westside) Cole Haynes 239,246-248, 253,
Aquarians 166-186,188, 195, (Cyber-Commando) 269-270, 329
224, 231 Command Truck 108
Bai Leng 325-327 Damarcus Rodden 334-336
(Bai Ji Guan) (Brickyard)
Bart Sinclar 77-79 Daniel Culver 13, 53-55, 57, 98
(Second-Story Man) (Dart)
Battlefield-Reactive At- 253, 260-264 Danita LaCroix 282-288, 317
tack Tactical (Scatterbrain)
(Army B.R.A.T.) Danni Cipher 7-9, 297
Beacon I, II, III 124, 135, 167, 169, Danny Arkansas 346-348
171, 174, 177, 180, (Rockstar)
183-184, 188, 191 Davia Jennesherra 205-209
(Davi Jones)
Bess Summers 343-345 David Garvin 282-288, 317
(Micro Mini) (Scatterbrain)
Betty Fortin 282-284, 317 Deion Hiller 298, 314-316, 334-
(Scatterbrain) (Skyscraper) 336
Bob the Mook 278 Devlin O’Caine 46-51, 369
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Dingane Owusu 175, 199-201 James Fowler 123, 128-130

(Black Mamba) (Moon Dog)
Dominika Petrovich 72, 146-148 James Galloway (Second 354-356
(Mother Bear II) Hand Jim Gallows)
Douglas Broder 11, 16, 21-23, 71 Jason Walker 234-237
(Grenadier) (Wolfheart)
Dutch Fontaine 158, 162-163 Jason Whitehorse 358-362
Edgar Markham 30, 57, 65-69, 104- (Metalsmith)
(Midnight) 105 Jennifer Jackson 11, 24-28, 124, 171,
Edward Ross 11, 18-20, 80-81, (Jumping Jill/Spring- 180-184, 188-189,
(Ghost Boy/Revenant) 99, 123-126, 128, heeled Jill/Barb) 195, 198, 239-242,
131, 133-135 247, 250, 253,
Edwin Wilson (Professor 18, 35, 42-44 257-258, 266-267,
Hugo Hereafter) 279-281
Felipe Aguilar 198, 241, 265-267, Johanne Vogel 340-342
(Metal Rain) 279-281 (Lady Hanne)
Franklins 216, 272-275 John Jackson 11, 24-27, 162, 180-
(Jumping Jack/Lone 181, 188-190, 258,
Futoshi Koshiro 11, 74-76
Jack) 322
(Murakumo Bushi)
John Whitehorse, Col. 107-111, 114, 117,
Gail Lenoir-Ross 167, 171-175, 177-
119, 121, 239-240,
(Golden Dawn) 178, 183, 189, 195
243, 246, 249-250,
George Taylor 39 253, 256
Gorog 137-138 Kane 158-165
(Gorog the Unstoppable)
Kappa 208
Grave Lilies 267-268, 279
Karl Logan 239, 243-245, 253
Gregory Kirkland 99, 183-187, 189, (Bloodshot)
(Alpha Agent) 191, 203, 225
Katherine Demers 298, 305-307
Henry Sims, Dr. 167, 171, 174-178, (La Diabolica)
(Greenway) 183
Katherine Landon 11, 25, 32-34, 97-
Hiram Perlmutter 56-58, 337 (Troubleshooter/Re- 105, 140, 181
(Hive King) deemer)
Homunculus 196-198 Kelly Brice 282-288, 317
Hope Landon 97, 101-106 (Scatterbrain)
(Faith) Kelpie 209
Jackson Daws 167-170, 178, 183, Kettering Designs 88, 94
(Black Hammer) 186
Kiska Petrovich 71-73
Jacob Perlman 39-41, 167 (Mother Bear I)
(Haymaker Jake Pearl)
Lakai-290 138
James Achilles Hazard 298-300, 302-305,
Lawrence Shelton 33, 57,62-64, 105
(Jimmy Hazard) 312
(Lariat)
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Leon Wilkes 216, 218, 220-221 Pavel Belofsky 213-215, 221

(The Captain) (Marshal Power)
Lester Roberts 284 Philip Glass 239, 247, 252-254,
Leviathan 206-208 (No. 1 Gun) 331
Lillian Van Anders 198, 239-242, 265- Project Mimesis 282-283
(Blood Lily) 268, 279-281 Project: Re-Right 107, 109, 117
Looey 216, 220, 222 Pursuit of Justice 298-319
Lord in Scarlet 314, 334-335 Radar Family 87-97, 140, 256
Lowell Worthen III 183, 186, 224-226, Rayleigh Kettering 256-258
(Special Agent Worthen) 231 (Skybolt)
Lucky, Lefty, Louie 46-48, 51, 52 Redeemer Family 97-106
Lysette Mills 289-291, 293, 329 Ricardo Spano 158, 165
(Shotgun Sally II) (Spanner)
Mad Assistant 370 Riders of the Night 158-165
Maiden of the Mist 167, 171, 174, 177- Robert Atkinson 150, 152-154, 228
179, 183, 186, 189, (Plutonium Man)
195, 203, 294 Robert Carver 11, 15-17, 98-99,
Mariam Lenoir 80-82, 134-135, (Constable) 185-186, 224-225
(Vinienne of Aquitanine) 171-172 Rodia Tomich 140-142
Martha Rodriguez, Dr. 107-108, 119-120 (Indrik)
Mary Vinter 42 Roger Carlsbad 32
Max Gable 46-48, 50-51 Rosicrucians 171
Megan Jones 323, 329-332 ROT in NOD Biker 158, 164
(Armory) Rotoscope 298, 311-313, 318
MIA 175, 216-218, 220, Rusalka 209
228 Sallie Ann Trevette 289-292, 329
Monk 107-108, 117-118, (Shotgun Sally I)
121 Sandra Doran 87-88, 90, 91, 94-96
Moonlight Cruiser 66-67 (Sonar Girl)
Moses Murkel 175, 202-204, 228 Santiago Vargas 143-145
(Brother Bola) (Matador)
Nathan Rayburn 15, 99 Sarah Beth Fowler 92
Neesha Briggs 298-301 Sarge 220, 223
(IT Girl) Scavengers 300, 349-353
Nephilim 159 School of the Tempest 191-193, 325-327
Niagara 177-179 Spirits
Old Blue 123, 131-132 Sean O’Connor 230
Operative F 147, 149-151 Second Chance Rest Stop 107-108
Parallels Institute 7-9 Second Chance Squad 107-122, 358, 360
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Shane Marks 282-288, 317 Torchbearers Institute 321-322

(Scatterbrain) Torchwing 183-184
Sheldon Mitchell 158, 164 Tortuga of Time 354-356
(Shell) Twoccers 358-362
Silver Scythe 66, 68 Vanguard Hall 11
Sky Fortress 46 Vanguard of America 11-36, 39, 42, 53,
Sofia Nicopoulos 57, 65, 67-70, 97, 72, 108, 123, 241
(Mist/Troublemaker) 102, 104-106 Vincent Madden 227-230
Special Agent Jerrold 185 (Vox Populi)
Perlman Vivienne Le Noir 80-82, 134-135,
Squad Car 108 (Vivienne of Aquitane) 171-172
Stephen Starling, Dr. 298, 311, 317-319 V-Jet 11
(Synapse) Von Ärgers 11, 83-85, 110, 369
Stitches the Ragamastiff 123-124, 134-135 V-Plane 11
Stratoracer 108 V-Sub 11
Strato-Steed 239 Walter Kettering 11, 29-31, 87-92,
Subject Beta-410 282-288, 317 (Radar Man) 94-96, 140, 181
(Scatterbrain) Walter Munger 167-168, 183, 224,
Sun Devil 33-34, 99 (Warmonger) 231-233
T.E.A.M. Base 239 Wardog 239, 260-264
T.E.A.M. Force 239-254, 256 Wasteland 294-296
T.Z. Jones 184 Watchful Gaze 123-135, 158-159,
Teresa Mendez 239, 249-251, 253, 167
(Flashfire/Resplandora) 258, 276-278, 298, Whutor 366-368
308-310, 317 Zack Magnuson 267
Theodore Morris 11-14, 16, 53-55, 71 Zepolin 354-356
(Captain V)
The General 216-220
Thomas Wilson 107, 121-122
Thomas Yong 183-184, 186, 189,
(Windstorm) 191-193, 325-326
Thunderboomer 239
TIKTOK the Parrot 356
Tomas Sokolov 177, 210-212, 369
(Doctor December)
Torchbearers 166, 168, 171, 174,
177-178, 183-193,
195, 224, 235, 239-
240, 256-258, 290,
320-327, 330, 363
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